Ronin Poliquin

I first want to start this out with I am religious, a Catholic in fact. So take it from me when this religious piece of shovel ware isn't worth your time. There are so many themes that contradict each other, some of the book is focused on Muslim and their god Allah, and some of it seems like a reddit post about how everything has a soul, including the wind and the birds. This book is genuinely trying to hard to convey a point that is better explained by a children's book. And for a satisfying conclusion, the treasure Santiago finds is actually right where he started his journey. Are you kidding me? I would learn a better lesson from a family guy episode. The ending would have been more satisfying if it was all a dream. I wish that was what my time reading this book was. A dream. Cause then I wouldn't have wasted 12 dollars and many hours of reading on this miserable thing. The people running my school must think this is really profound, so I have to read it. Never wanted to burn a book so badly. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

This book is the equivalent of a woman who's getting abused by her boyfriend telling you all the horrible abuse in detail and asking for sympathy, and then going straight back to him. This book essentially boils down to a family guy episode with more sophisticated words, and with edgy detailed abuse replacing anything remotely funny. Instead of feeling like a memoir, this book feels more like a sob story where she wants us to feel bad for her, but she does the same things over and over, like trusting her brother, and it gets so tiring you just can't keep reading. Honestly, this may be my least favorite book I've ever been forced to read by my school. And I've been forced to read the Catcher in the Rye. (Also blatant anti-homeschool propaganda, which may be a reason the school forced us to read it.)