I wasn't moved!. Review on Witch of Portobello, The - Paulo Coelho

I am a huge fan of Mr. Coelho.

I was blown away by The Alchemist and various other books he wrote. Sadly, The Witch of Portobello was not one of those books. It’s not a quick read. It’s overly simplistic and I’m having a hard time connecting to the dance trance thing. The trance the character enters when she dances for long periods of time. I have an open mind. The Alchemist required some imagination but this just seemed too ridiculous!

It’s about 50 pages too long and half way into the book you just don’t care about Athena’s plight because she seems absolutely fanatical- not someone you can't see yourself in—not someone you care about. She seems to concerned with herself and her own contentment. She leaves her son to hunt for her birth mother, what kind of mother does that?

She seems selfish, childish and not respectable at all. Who Cares?

There’s about so many ways you convey the message to follow your heart and be yourself. It starts to beat you in the head toward the end and if you didn’t waste money on this crap you would cast it into a nearby fire and watch it burn. That's the fate it deserves!!!