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I liked this little story, but I enjoyed "The Witch of Portobello" (my first Coelho read) more. However, I think people are looking for a bit too much out of this book. It's a good little tale, and I enjoyed a few of the lines from it/quotes. I think Señor Coelho is simply asking us to reflect. Not every book is a wirlwind, instead a book can be a bit like looking out over a still lake with time to think. As a goodreads friend Harley pointed out, in the prologue Señor Coelho gives the reader pause to think , "are you a planter or a builder?" Surely that question is worthy of a moment of reflection as are several other thoughts that arise in this book and I'm sure in most of Señor Coelho's writings. Other topics that surface to reflect upon are, finding one's soul mate, finding the right path on a spiritual journey, and the existance of past lives are to name a few. One of the quotes from this book I enjoyed was, "There was a time when people accepted magical expereiences as natural. There were no priests then, and no one went chasing after the secrets of the occult (p. 22)." This is true, so many people are always seeking rather then surrendering to accept what naturally occurs. "Brida" isn't an earth shaker, but then it's not it's job to shake the earth, that's our job.