The Worst Book Ever
Dear Mr. Coelho:
Here at Recharger The Dog, we have a rule: never read a bestseller recommended by more than one person.
Ignoring our own advice, we started The Alchemist with trepidation. It began with a cliché that we’ve come to detest—the uneducated working class lad who secretly reads Big Books. This sappy device was used by James Jones in From Here to Eternity (Pruitt, the reluctant boxer or trumpeter—can’t remember which—has a list of Big Books stashed in his pocket), nearly [...]
Posted in Books/Films/Media, The City on December 20th, 2006 | 
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