By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness, (Paperback)

from greeniezona

Years ago a good friend recommended this to me as one of her favorite books, and I'd been meaning to read it ever since, so when I finally spied it in a used bookshop, I had to snatch it up. I ended up with very mixed feelings about it. I could see the appeal of the book, and I probably would hav...

from CaroTheLibrarian

Not a bad read for what it is, but not generally my sort of book. I prefer a more straightforward story that I can choose to interpret how I choose, rather than Coelho's spiritual fables, where the 'moral' can seem a little patronising. I thought it made some interesting points, I didn't hate it ...

from dhelicious

I've been an avid reader of Mr. Coelho's books. I was first introduced to it by a close friend of mine and since then it's always on my list of books to read and enjoy. A book of lost and found love with a heavy religious aspect.Poetic with beautiful quotes and passages of love and the struggle t...

from quilted_kat

I have always enjoyed Coelho's other books, but I found this one to be too blatantly religious for my tastes. It was well written, and expresses his views on the Christian Trinity poignantly. The love story is moving. The story moves along at a pace that is interesting. I just couldn't get past t...

from JDHomrighausen

I had heard of Coelho before as kind of a bland spiritual writer. Thankfully my previous impression was totally wrong! The book followed a young woman, Pilar, who has gotten herself into a very complacent place in life, which she has worked hard for but does not move her in any way. Then she rece...