In october, some of the themes touched on in the book depression, panic attacks, suicidewere discussed in a. It tells the story of 24yearold slovenian veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. Blake david thewlis, veronika learns that her attempt has fatally damaged her heart, leaving her with weeks to live. A novel of redemption kindle edition by coelho, paulo. Coelho even modeled a character in the book after himself. By september i had received more than twelve hundred emails and letters relating similar experiences.
The novel tells the story of veronika, a beautiful young woman. The bestselling brazilian author of the alchemist delicately etches this morose but ultimately uplifting story of the suicidal veronika, who creeps along the. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, veronika learns that she has only weeks to live. The bestselling brazilian author of the alchemist delicately etches this morose but ultimately uplifting story of the suicidal veronika, who creeps along the boundary between life and death, sanity an. Lim themes of the book plot reason behind veronikas attempt the first reason, everything in life was the same and, once her youth was gone, it would be downhill all the way, with old. The plot revolves around veronika, a young and beautiful girl from slovenia, who has the perfect life money, a job, a loving family, and a good number of boyfriends, yet theres something inside her that needs. Veronika knew that life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act. Twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything she could wish for.
It follows the story of a 24yearold womans attempted suicide and stay at a mental hospital. Mari seems to think on the plea for a few moments, then she tells veronika about the medicine closet, and that it is unmanned and unguarded for a few moments when there is a change in employee shifts around dinner time, at 7 pm. In response to her complaints that she could no longer sleep at night, two friends of hers managed to get hold of two packs each of a powerful drug, used by musicians at a local nightclub. Veronika is a young and beautiful girl who achieve everything so early. The book weights highly on paulo coelho own personal experience when he was institutionalized. Paulo coelho is a remarkable author, telling magical tails that always end with a twist. The story centers on veronika, a woman in her mid twenties who appears to have everything. Each character in the book plays an essential role and they have key contributions in forming the storys notable and surprising twists. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. His parents expected him to become an engineer, but his thirst for writing could not allow him to complete the studies the family expected of him. Veronikas disappointment at having survived sucide is palpable. Depressed by the emptiness of her life, 20something veronika sarah michelle gellar attempts to commit suicide through an overdose, but survives.
So im here to tell you that this book is far from depressing, it is actually inspiring, lifeenhancing and gives you plenty to think about as you go through your daily routines. Ok, so the title looks a little depressing and youre thinking why would i want to read that. Veronika is a young woman who leads a sort of humdrum life not of her own choosing she decides to attempt suicide after realizing things arent like to get better and will in fact decline as she ages. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was authored by the prominent brazilian writer paulo coelho who has at credit the most popularly read books like alchemist, the pilgrimage and the winner stands alone. With sarah michelle gellar, jonathan tucker, erika christensen, florencia lozano. The movie stars sarah michelle gellar as a woman who wakes up in a mental institution after a failed suicide attempt. I really loved the main ideaplot of the book and the message it tried to send. In his brilliant novel about the aftermath of a young womans suicide attempt, paulo. Inside her is a void so deep that nothing could possibly ever fill it. When veronika was told that her life would end in one week, she became aware of the value of every moment she was living and she started realising the mistakes she had made in the past, she also started expressing spontaneously her feelings, stopped worrying about the future and decided to achieve the. It provides a thorough exploration of the novels plot, characters and main themes, including in particular death, madness and the meaning of life.
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