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Veronika Decides to Die: A Novel of Redemption (P.S.)
by Paulo Coelho
from Harper Perennial

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Decide to read this.
  This is the first novel I decided to read by Paulo Coelho. Yes, the title is very blunt, quite literal, and perhaps a bit pretentious to a jaded generation who consider such things as "cool". However, the text itself is turely far from pretension. Infact, it's quite modest and dealing with such a subject as suicide and mental institutions, the story becomes simple,honest, and life affirming.
  In the first page of Coelho's novel, Veronika decides to die (no pun intended). Her attempt, though, fails, and... more info

• "About living like it is the last day of your life"
  Veronika is a young woman in her 20's that decides life has nothing left to offer her, and comites suicide, only she was not succesful, but instead she wakes up in a mental hospital. She is told that her heart was damaged though, and she has about a week to live. During this time she meets other people comited to this hospital, who do make a contribution to her life, she learns to live like this is the last day of her life, and discovers she now desires to live, so this is what unfolds here. Amazing story... more info

• I read this in the book store
  Yes indeed! I finished this cover to cover at the bookstore while waiting to pick up my friend from the hospital (who btw is a new father congrats!)
  First and foremost as a reader: understand that this book has been translated from Portuguese. Coelho is a Brazilian and of course their native language isn't english, so for all the elitist reviews here saying this is not a real piece of literature then I feel sorry for you. I'm sorry because you can't let your guard down and enjoy books for what they... more info

• Live like you were dying
  A good friend suggested that I read this novel during a difficult time in my life. I was hesitant at first, however, after reading the first chapter i was hooked. Many reviewers have said that this novel is about redemption, and it truly is. Life stops for no one. And just when you think life is over, that's when you get the will to live.

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