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Jun 04, 2015DouglasLinn rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"ADULTERY" is a really good book, however not one of my favorites by Paulo Coelho, whom I find to be an inspiring author. The book is well written, but the story takes a little effort to get going. It is not until mid way where the protagonist, Linda, meets a certain character in the shaman where I found myself actually getting interested. At the same time, if one gives the time it deserves and reads through to the end the message is wonderful and quite inspiring. It's a really quick read at only 302 pages in fairly large print, so it is not difficult to spend the time to read it, but if you are not willing to read it through, I would recommend against starting it because it is not until the very end that the story really feels like it means anything universally identifiable. If you are a Coelho fan, then I recommend giving this book a chance. However, if you have never read anything from this author and would like to give him a try, I'd recommend starting with "THE ALCHEMIST". "ADULTERY" does do a wonderful job exploring the reasons of boredom and apathy even in what is perceived as the so-called "perfect life" that I feel is probably universal to most readers (or even humans in general) although those reasons will differ according to one's own experiences in life. Furthermore, the novel concludes with a great message of using the journey to find meaning in those reasons to find true inspiration. Overall, I found it to be a very good book, but not a great book. Coelho has definitely put out better efforts in his writings.