If you don't know it yet, I am such a book nerd & an avid reader, well, I like to think that I try to be and I feel it's only fair that I should review a book or two once in a while.
There's something about good reads that leave my eyes wet, and my heart heavy with emotions, and this book doesn't fall short of the two, or maybe it's because me & Paulo Coelho's books are inseparable. Whatever the case, I think everybody deserves a copy of this book.. It's based on a true story of a young girl called Maria who at the age of 11 had her first orgasm , she became a prostitute at 15 unknowingly..It covers her encounter with some of the men upto the moment her life took a turn...
I have learnt so much from it,I literally could not let it rest!
1.Although my aim is to understand love, and although I suffer to think of the people to whom I gave my heart,I see that those who touched my heart failed to arouse my body,and that those who aroused my body failed to touch my heart.
2.If I must be faithful to someone or something, then I have, first of all, to be faithful to myself.
3.I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure.It's all a question of how I view my life.
4.I will die here.But before I die,I want to fight for life.IF I CAN WALK ON MY OWN,I CAN GO WHEREVER I LIKE.
5.In order to master the soul, one must also learn to master the body.
6.The roller coaster is my life;life is a fast , dizzying game;Life is a parachute jump;Its taking chances,falling over and getting up again;it's mountaineering;it's wanting to get to the very top of YOURSELF and to feel angry and dissatisfied when you don't manager...
Wondering why the book is titled 11 minutes?
Find out what Sex & 11 minutes have to do with each other.
One thing I can say for sure, this book has left me yearning to go to Rio de Janeiro, that's another travel destination added to my bucket list, thank you Paulo!
What are you currently reading?
Happy Reading Book Nerds!
-El.