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Reviewed The Interpreter Movie

Great setting destroyed by poor plot/drama

I thought this movie had a great subject but it was really a let down. The plot was very weak. There was no excitement. Movies are meant to be more than this. When you think about following an interpreter at the UN, you feel that there could be a new dimension to the plot offering new perspec...Read more

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Reviewed The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

A fairy tale and not the gospel

This book has become so popular, almost revered by readers and critics, that to stop short of treating it like a holy scripture is almost blasphemy. Yet this is what I have to do. I feel that the book is a pleasant fairy tale, which can motivate one to believe in one's dreams but I don't think i...Read more

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