من روحی هستم که قسمتی از آن مرئی است.
کوئیلو در قسمت هایی از کتاب، از زبان یه دختر به نام ماریا مردان رو بررسی و مورد تحلیل قرار میده اما دز واقع بنظر من خود کوئیلو به عنوان یه مرد شخضیت زنانه ماریا رو بسیار خوب درک کرده با تمام جزئیات حتی عشق یازده سالگیش رو و یادآوری همیشگی اون احساسات رو و تمام افکار و تصمیمات و احساسات متفاوت و متناقض ماریا....
بنظرم این کتاب بهترین کتاب از کوئیلو بود. شیوه روایی بسیار جالب، داستان منسجم و از همه مهم تر پایان، کتاب درست جایی که باید تمام شد مثل کتاب های کودکان

ععكس ما قيل لي ، أن الكتاب سيء جدا لم يكن على هذه الدرجة من السوء ..

أعتقد ان الكلمة التي يمكن اطلاقها عليه هي كلمة أنه : غريب .. رقيق ..

ينهي المؤلف الكتاب بملاحظة تصر أنه مأخوذ عن قصة حقيقية .. - لم أكن أعرف ان العاهرات يمتلكن هذه الفلسفة العميقة لمواجهة الحياة .. وهذا مبعث الغرابة ، طوال فترة القراءة كنت عاجزة عن وضع ماريا في ثوب العاهرة ، أحسستها كاتبة او باحثة ، أو امرأة مسكينة تبحث عن الحب لا عاهرة ..

البحث عن الحب والشغف ، واعتبارها ان الحب هو بوابة للنعيم ، جعلني اتوقف كثيرا عن القراءة وأتأمل بالموضوع -وهذا الفراغ الذي كانت عليه حياتها قبل ان تجد الحب واذعانها للالم كوسيلة للخلاص ، كوسيلة للتحرر من كل الوجع - الموجود اساسا بروحها -


أخيرا - وما أعتبره لفتة جميلة من الكاتب - أنه لم يغرق في وصف الجنس الا لما اصبح الجنس يعبر عن الحب - وهو امر متوقع ..

ما حبيت صورة المسلمين والعرب التي أظهرها - يعني اوكي معهم فلوس بس مو كلهم هيك -

ملاحظة مهمة : لم توفر ناموسة ما دمي أبدا وامتصته بحبور اثناء انشغالي بالقراءة - وهو امر مزعج جدا ..><

ملاحظة رقم 2 : قرات الكتاب في 3 ساعات ونصف تقريبا ..

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"Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings."

This is my second time reading Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho and its charm hadn't been lost. The first time I picked this book was a couple of years ago. I had loved it back then and I loved it this time, too.

The thing about Eleven Minutes that fails to amuse most of its readers is that it is the story of a prostitute. Don't worry, there are no details given that might make you uncomfortable. It's just that the story is of a prostitute finding the love of her life in one of the most unconventional ways. People think it's all about sex when actually, it isn't. If you follow Maria's journey as she navigates through her life, then you'll realize that what she is searching for, isn't sex. She doesn't even care about it. In fact, the fact that she is being paid for her those eleven minutes doesn't even bother her. It is a tool for earning her livelihood, just the way other people use their minds to earn theirs. The thing that makes her so special then, is how she is searching for that sacredness of sex, how she is searching to find true love, and how, she is probably one of the only few people alive on this earth who doesn't need sex to express her love. People are crazy about it but all Maria wants is to get away with it. And when she does find her love, you'll notice that she doesn't have sex with him until it is time for her to say goodbye to him.

So you see, this book isn't really about that. Instead, it is about something much more magical, something much more sacred. It is the journey of finding one's own self while also discovering what truly matters to her.

At the same time, it is necessary to note that this book is actually based on a real person's experience. The experiences aren't all hers but many of them are inspired by her. So this is Coelho trying to understand the mindset of such a person, nay such a woman, and seek solace from the way that woman held herself. I believe it was a bold move on Coelho's part and any less effort put into this book would have made it highly hard to read. The fact then, that this book made a lot of sense to me, as a person, means a lot to me.

So Eleven Minutes is definitely the story of a prostitute, but along with that, it is also the story of a woman, of love and sex and of dreams and aspirations, of heartbreak and loss and of course, of life. This is the story of life, and probably a rather blunt one at that.

Lastly, the only other thing I'd like to add is that it does contain some sexual content. So do not pick it up if you aren't ready to read through those details as well.