The Archer by Paulo Coelho

 I wanted to like this so much more than I did. The Alchemist was a 5 star read for me. This one did leave you with a message encouraging you to take risks, learn from mistakes and have something that will drive you in life. It just felt like there was a lot of time focusing on archery and the different aspects as a metaphor, and a minimal amount of time creating the story. The last bit of the story where we hear about the archer’s life was the most compelling, but the shortest portion.

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