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So, here it is. My first book from the summer reading list. I was really curious to start reading this one. I  like Coelho’s books because he has always something to say, something serious, he is demanding to speak about the cause, realistic, thoughtful. The same it is with this one.

A girl that realizes how ordinary her life can be if she follows the usual way of thinking and living as all the other people around decides to die by taking sleeping pills. As a protest against the norms, encouraged and disappointed that some people in the world do not even care or know where here country is. This try is unsuccessful for Veronika and she is saved. Later she woke up in psychiatric clinic at Vilette and then she is told she dies because of her weak heart in few days anyway. This is a time for realizing her true self. Her needs, dreams, desires, passions, her true personality. People around Zedka, Mari, Eduard or Dr. Igor are here to enrich the plot about thoughts that are worth of thinking for a while. What is really our life about? Fears? Blindess to realize the true about us? And all of the characters including Veronica discover at the end all the questions placed in the book, placed in their minds.

If anyone takes Coleho’s books challenging, they are for sure. You can read them easily in the afternoon if you want, but I would recommend breaking reading into parts. His words just fill you with many emotions and it is nice to analyze a little bit. At least this is my way of doing stuff.

I know there is already a screen play based on the book.  I’ll watch it someday but now need to take off for a while. If you have not seen it yet I recommend the book first. The plot here was very clear, book easy to read. And as easy were the questions the easy were the answers. Still so many of us have such a hard time to understand.

@at Vonnie

Have you read this one? How did you like it?

My book cover  by IKAR                        By  Amazon