Contrary to most here, I’ve read all his books and am an aficionado. I read both the Alchemist & The Pilgrimage before even learning about or walking my first Camino.
I guess that I am a bit in the minority,but I have all of Coehlo's books and enjoyed them very much. Carlos Castaneda speaks of a reality that is very different from our ordinary reality,which is maybe why it is so strange to so many.
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