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Eleven Minutes
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Feb 19, 2010
bookshelves: borrowed, 5-stars-or-more, adult, fiction, reviewed, realistic-fiction, religion, author-latin-american, philosophy, inspirational, contemporary-fiction, favorites, contemporary-romance
Book Review
So now I think that passage from the book already ate up my review so I'll just add some extra things.
First: As expected from Paulo Coelho this is another philosophical somewhat self-help, inspirational novel. This book was actually dedicated to a fan named Maurice Gravelines and Coelho met this guy unintentionally when he visited the Grotto in Lourdes. When they met the guy was like "You know, you look just like Paulo Coelho." And then Coelho said that yeah it was really him. And then the guy embraced him and he said to Coelho that, "They(Coelho's books) make me dream." I think that pretty sum up what kind of books Coelho's are.
Second: This book actually talks a lot about sex so I really recommend this book to adult readers, 18 years old and above. The novel has some masturbation scenes, BDSM, a blowjob scene etc. It just talks a lot about orgasm and in the other hand it also talks about the sacredness of sex and some history of prostitution blah blah blah. So really, adult readers or if you're sensitive about sex or anything about it maybe this book is not for you.
Third: My only complain about this book is that...there's actually a Filipino character in this book and she's a prostitute in the book and she's Maria's friend. My only problem about her is her name which is Nyah. I just really find her name weird and not very quote and quote Filipino. Maybe the author did not have time to research on it but the common names of Filipinos are similar to Spanish names and American names so I just really find it odd that her name's Nyah since it doesn't sound like a Filipino name. Maybe he could just name that character Juana or Ana or Susan but to name her Nyah, it was just odd. *shoulder shrug*
Thoughts before Reading
Finally this has been available in our library. So many people have been borrowing it, and when I go to the libray its always unavailable. Now it's my time to read it and I'm so excited since one of my classmate really like it and he said that this is his most favorite Coelho book. I'm curious to know why.
Once upon a time, there was a bird. He was adorned with two perfect wings and with glossy, colorful, marvelous feathers. In short, he was a creature made to fly about freely in the sky, bringing joy to everyone who saw him.
One day, a woman saw this bird and fell in love with him. She watched his flight, her mouth wide in amazement, her heart pounding, her eyes shining with excitement. She invited the bird to fly with her, and the two traveled across the sky in perfect harmony. She admired and venerated and celebrated that bird.
But then she thought: He might want to visit far-off mountains! And she was afraid, afraid that she would never feel the same way about any other bird. And she felt envy, envy for the bird's ability to fly.
And she felt alone.
And she thought: "I'm going to set a trap. The next time the bird appears, he will never leave again."
The bird who was also in love, returned the following day, fell into the trap and was put in a cage.
She looked at the bird everyday. There he was, the object of her passion, and she showed him to her friends, who said: "Now you have everything you could possibly want." However, a strange transformation began to take place: now that she had the bird and no longer needed to woo him, she began to lose interest. The bird, unable to fly and express the true meaning of his life, began to waste away and his feathers to lose their gloss; he grew ugly; and the woman no longer paid him any attention, except by feeding him and cleaning out his cage.
One day, the bird died. The woman felt terribly sad and spent all her time thinking about him But she did not remember the cage, she thought only of the day when she had seen him for the first time, flying contentedly amongst the clouds.
If she had looked more deeply into herself, she would have realized that what had thrilled her about the bird was his freedom, the energy of his wings in motion, not his physical body.
Without the bird, her life too lost all meaning, and Death came knocking at her door. "Why have you come?" she asked Death. "So that you can fly once more with him across the sky," Death replied. "If you had allowed him to come and go, you would have loved and admired him even more; alas, you now need me in order to find him again."
So now I think that passage from the book already ate up my review so I'll just add some extra things.
First: As expected from Paulo Coelho this is another philosophical somewhat self-help, inspirational novel. This book was actually dedicated to a fan named Maurice Gravelines and Coelho met this guy unintentionally when he visited the Grotto in Lourdes. When they met the guy was like "You know, you look just like Paulo Coelho." And then Coelho said that yeah it was really him. And then the guy embraced him and he said to Coelho that, "They(Coelho's books) make me dream." I think that pretty sum up what kind of books Coelho's are.
Second: This book actually talks a lot about sex so I really recommend this book to adult readers, 18 years old and above. The novel has some masturbation scenes, BDSM, a blowjob scene etc. It just talks a lot about orgasm and in the other hand it also talks about the sacredness of sex and some history of prostitution blah blah blah. So really, adult readers or if you're sensitive about sex or anything about it maybe this book is not for you.
Third: My only complain about this book is that...there's actually a Filipino character in this book and she's a prostitute in the book and she's Maria's friend. My only problem about her is her name which is Nyah. I just really find her name weird and not very quote and quote Filipino. Maybe the author did not have time to research on it but the common names of Filipinos are similar to Spanish names and American names so I just really find it odd that her name's Nyah since it doesn't sound like a Filipino name. Maybe he could just name that character Juana or Ana or Susan but to name her Nyah, it was just odd. *shoulder shrug*
Thoughts before Reading
Finally this has been available in our library. So many people have been borrowing it, and when I go to the libray its always unavailable. Now it's my time to read it and I'm so excited since one of my classmate really like it and he said that this is his most favorite Coelho book. I'm curious to know why.
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Quotes Joyzi Liked
“Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures.”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“All my life, I thought of love as some kind of voluntary enslavement. Well, that's a lie: freedom only exists when love is present. The person who gives him or herself wholly, the person who feels freest, is the person who loves most wholeheartedly.”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
Reading Progress
February 19, 2010
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March 1, 2011
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Started Reading
March 1, 2011
– Shelved as:
borrowed
March 6, 2011
– Shelved as:
5-stars-or-more
March 6, 2011
– Shelved as:
adult
March 6, 2011
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fiction
March 6, 2011
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realistic-fiction
March 6, 2011
– Shelved as:
reviewed
March 6, 2011
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religion
March 6, 2011
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Finished Reading
October 25, 2011
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author-latin-american
October 25, 2011
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philosophy
October 25, 2011
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inspirational
October 26, 2011
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contemporary-fiction
November 27, 2011
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favorites
November 30, 2011
– Shelved as:
contemporary-romance
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Mar 07, 2011 04:03AM
Di ko to makakalimutan kasi nag-away kami ng kaklasi ko about destiny at super love niya yung book at may kinuha akong quote diyan at di siya naniniwala sa destiny. So yung point ko is, gustong gusto niya ang book pero di siya naniniwala sa mga sinasabi nito. Haha.
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Ako din naman gusto ko yung mga libro ni Coelho pero di ibig sabihin lahat ng pinagsusulat niya naniniwala ako, katulad na lang ng may scene dito about yung may nakita siyang special light ke Maria blah blah, parang pag mga ganyan may nakikitang aura or kung anu-ano di ako naniniwala diyan.
Ikaw ba yan, Juicy Joyzi! Ang deep! ^_^
Did you mean the page of the passage? It was from page 213.
Maybe you could borrow it from the library :), I just borrowed the book from the library but I waited a long time since it's always unavailable.
haha nope I didn't take notes on those scenes
Review Once upon a time, there was a bird. He was adorned with two perfect wings and with glossy, colorful, marvelous feathers. In short, he was a creature made to fly about freely in the sky, bringing joy to everyone who saw him.
THE PENIS. BORN TO BE FREE.
One day, a woman saw this bird and fell in love with him. She watched his flight, her mouth wide in amazement, her heart pounding, her eyes shining with excitement. She invited the bird to fly with her, and the two traveled across the sky in perfect harmony. She admired and venerated and celebrated that bird.
THE PENIS, IN THE HANDS OF THE WOMAN. SHE LIKES IT A LOT.
But then she thought: He might want to visit far-off mountains! And she was afraid, afraid that she would never feel the same way about any other bird. And she felt envy, envy for the bird's ability to fly.
And she felt alone.
PENIS ENVY (SIGMUND FREUD).
And she thought: "I'm going to set a trap. The next time the bird appears, he will never leave again."
THE WHOLE MEANING OF WOMEN'S NEVERENDING ATTEMPT TO MAKE HERSELF BEAUTIFUL, SEXY AND YOUNG.
The bird who was also in love, returned the following day, fell into the trap and was put in a cage.
THE MAN (WITH THE PENIS) WAS TRAPPED INTO MARRIAGE.
She looked at the bird everyday. There he was, the object of her passion, and she showed him to her friends, who said: "Now you have everything you could possibly want." However, a strange transformation began to take place: now that she had the bird and no longer needed to woo him, she began to lose interest. The bird, unable to fly and express the true meaning of his life, began to waste away and his feathers to lose their gloss; he grew ugly; and the woman no longer paid him any attention, except by feeding him and cleaning out his cage.
WHAT ALWAYS HAPPEN AFTER FIVE YEARS OR MORE OF MARRIAGE.
One day, the bird died. The woman felt terribly sad and spent all her time thinking about him But she did not remember the cage, she thought only of the day when she had seen him for the first time, flying contentedly amongst the clouds.
THE MAN BECOMES WIFE-IMPOTENT.
If she had looked more deeply into herself, she would have realized that what had thrilled her about the bird was his freedom, the energy of his wings in motion, not his physical body.
WIVES SHOULD LET THEIR HUSBANDS PLAY AROUND, HAVE THEIR BIRDS EXERCISED.
Without the bird, her life too lost all meaning, and Death came knocking at her door. "Why have you come?" she asked Death. "So that you can fly once more with him across the sky," Death replied. "If you had allowed him to come and go, you would have loved and admired him even more; alas, you now need me in order to find him again."
MORAL LESSON: IF YOU LOVE THE BIRD, SET IT FREE.
^Joselito's analysis seems spot-on. But I don't think it refers exclusively to PENIS. Isn't a relationship defined only by penis-worship destined to wither away anyway? If Coelho is referring exclusively to sexuality here, I don't agree with his message. It's only a poor excuse for people who don't know how to truly love another person.
Lol haha, I think it refers to if you love someone you should not possess him or her because the individual is not a thing that you can own. He/she has his/her freedom, choice and own mind, so if you love someone you've got to just let him/her decide on things about his/her life. I really don't think it just talks about sex or penis but life as a whole.
Maybe it was simply selfless love.
^That's what I thought too, Joyzi. Though an alternative is the sex/penis angle. It all depends on how one looks at it (message) :)
haha I'll never be an advocate of the sharing and setting the penis free. Might cause STD's :)
Not really, but I guess having the man or the husband be unfaithful or commit adultery because you just have to let him be free and not tied up with the marriage, I just think that's beside the point. And should we also let women to commit adultery just to be fair? Maybe it was just all about not controlling a person like maybe if he/she don't love you anymore have a divorce or to not marry in the first place?
haha I'm not sure about it also...don't mind me
Ah, you are all lousy reviewers. You'll all learn a lot from my goodreads friend, Aditya Hadi. Read his review of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo!
I don't know her e, maybe you could give the link
a HE. And an extremely goodlooking dude. Click my profile, look for my friends. He's there somewhere.
and our tastes for books? 100%! What a coincidence: both great reviewers, both goodlooking, tastes for books 100%. Awesome.
i think i just heard some people talking about me :p ... LOL
oh sorry I thought he's a girl, sorry I'm bad at names
you're forgiven ... there are some girls who have the same name with me in my country :)
okay then :) thanks for the add btw
missya and aditya look good together.
Actually that was pronounce as (YA) "Why - Ey" as in Young Adult
Joyzi (littlemissya) wrote: "Actually that was pronounce as (YA) "Why - Ey" as in Young Adult"Just same with my name :)
even their names have compatible pronunciations: adit why ey, miss why ey. This is fate, destiny: something that happens only once in a billion lifetimes.
BWA HA HA HA. This is classic:Juicy Joyzi meets Indonesia ADITYA.
Hey, Aditya. Some of us here have met Juicy Joyzi in person last December. Joselito is correct, she is extremely good-looking and you (with your picture with that volcano in the background) seem to be the right boy for her. Why not visit the Philippines? Juicy Joyzi is a nurse so she can take care of you. And she is still single and ready to mingle! ha ha ha
JUICY JOYZI: I liked your review! I clicked YES Oh YES Oh YES!
Don't forget to tell Adit why ey that Joyzi alias Miss why ey is a very, very intelligent and brave girl. She gave Kafka on the Shore by Murakami 1 star. And she's from Cavite where all revolutions in the Philippines start.
Lol anong kinalaman nun sa pagbibigay ng 1 star sa Kafka?
Sound interesting, Indonesia and Philippines not so far away actually, and maybe i'll go there in couple of years for holiday :)Joyzi from Cavite ?? Hmm, just imagine her wearing some war clothes like Katniss, wew ... ^^
You're from Indonesia, I thought you're from PakistanYes I'm from Cavite the land of the war freaks (just kidding), this is a common misconception, we are generally peace loving people *gag*
Lol Emir, it deserve one star, Lol I'm just kidding, I didn't even finish it, maybe it is really good.
Emir wrote: "Joyzi (littlemissya) wrote: "Lol anong kinalaman nun sa pagbibigay ng 1 star sa Kafka?"When everyone's going head over heels over Murakami's histrionics, you saw through it all and recognized the..."
what is JoAdYA ?? YA = Young Adult ??
is it really bad that it has to get 1 star ?
Idk I didn't even get past the first chapter haha
