Veronika Decides to Die

by Paulo Coelho | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0722540442 Global Overview for this book
Registered by bigcurlyloz of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire United Kingdom on 5/29/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by bigcurlyloz from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 29, 2007
"The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho -- a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying. Veronika has everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet she is not happy; something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live. The story follows Veronika through these intense days as to her surprise she finds herself experiencing feelings she has never really felt before. Against all odds she finds herself falling in love and even wanting to live again..." - amazon.co.uk synopsis

Journal Entry 2 by bigcurlyloz from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 8, 2009
There were many things I liked about this book: the characters, the "message", and the way most of the passages were written. However, two things really irritated me. Firstly, the short paragraphs at the beginning of each new section/chapter - why not either integrate them into the main text, or have them be substantially different in style/narrator? Secondly, there is one part in the book where the author refers to himself. I'm not sure what the point of this was. If he was explaining how he came to write the book it would have been better in a Introduction or preface, if he wanted to insert himself into the narrative just "because he could" then when not make himself a bigger part? (Although admittedly I'd have hated it even more). As it is, it seems a little odd and made me think of Coehlo as rather pompous. Whilst not as explicitly religious as By the River Piedra I sat down and wept, there was still a little too many references to God and religion for me, but it was still an enjoyable read for the most part.

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