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Eleven Minutes: A Novel (P.S.)

Eleven Minutes: A Novel (P.S.)

by Paulo Coelho

Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that "love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . ." A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune.... (more)

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nidhi berera
  • Rated 4 stars

“For the month of (September ’06)

Book – ELEVEN MINUTES – PAULO COELHO

I am sure that all of us at some point of time has read or heard of the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and its rave reviews. I read it and reveled in the language and content for a long - long time until I read ‘eleven minutes.’ Being an avid reader I honestly believe that certain books come into our lives for a reason. It sends us messages or offers help on what you need the most and for me eleven minutes was...”

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Danelle B
  • Rated 2 stars

“I have read several of Paulo Coelho and have honestly really liked them. They are usually ones that I think about while I'm not reading them and when I finish them I continue to think about the story. OK...this one...it did make me think but it also made me blush and that is hard for anyone or anything to do. Would I recommend it to my friends...maybe not. I didn't hate it but it wasn't my favorite.”

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  • Rated 4 stars
  

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  • einsvivke

    einsvivke said:

    “honestly Paulo deserves more mention than he receives and my adulation for him keeps on increasing with each novel but the
    issue on which eleven minutes is based proves his courage and dedication to present a standard text on one of the basic needs of surviving but yet a taboo - SEX .
    Definitely the diary entries of protagonist Maria are inspiring , enlightening and quotable .
    his yet another unique way of unfolding a story is another attraction.”

    posted Saturday, January 10 2009
  • candi faye

    candi faye said:

    “I picked this book up in border's one day and spent about two hours with my eyes glued to it! I'd like to finish the whole book, too. It is incredibly strange!! Interestingly philosophical...”

    posted Sunday, December 21 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Ala'a A

    ala'a a said:

    “well I've read eleven minutes and the alchemist
    and to be honest i expected too much from the Alchemist (based on the reviews) and enjoyed eleven minutes more than the alchemist
    it's because the way Paulo used to express maria's feeling through her diary
    ”

    posted Sunday, October 26 2008
  • mnikita21

    mnikita21 said:

    “2 b honest, i was shaken up 2 read a book like this frm Paulo Coelho after reading The Alchemist (which stands as my favourite novel). But i guess my concern is well answered when he says in the beginning of the book, that he writes about issues which he feels for...”

    posted Tuesday, September 16 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Nour A

    nour a said:

    “its a rly good book...
    i usually read historical romances and this is my frst philosophical book
    i rly like the specific details !
    and i liked that it shows us what real life is...not the life some fairy tails show..!!
    i heard a lot that paulo coelho writed in an complicated way...but i guesse i liked this specific thing about this book!cz evrythin around us is complicated..and i guesse as suggested before every teenager must read this book..cz im one and i know that i learned a lot after readin it!:)...”

    posted Sunday, July 27 2008 ( | view 2 replies )

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