A 24-year-old woman decides to commit suicide, not because she's depressed or lonely, but because she feels that she's contributed all that she can to the world & thinks it would be a waste of everyone's time if she continued living. So she takes four bottles of sleeping pills. Of course the attempt fails, & she winds up in a mental institution, where they tell her that, although she survived her attempt, she only has one week to live because she has damaged her heart beyond repair. The rest of the story chronicles her week at the crazy house & the life lessons she learns while there.I loved Coelho's The Alchemist & so I was looking forward to reading Veronika. In both novels he tells a story to make a point. In The Alchemist, he encourages us to follow our dreams. In Veronika, he gives us reason to believe that life is worth living. Coelho's style is easy, yet profound. He really does have a point.
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