Looking forward to finding the answers as I live my numbered days.
Overall, this novel left me more questions than realizations (which is a good thing).
Perhaps through these poems, I’d get to figure out myself and life. But just as Vilette is a “safe place” for these people to express themselves, I’d say poetry is my own. What would I do if death comes sooner than I expected? Truth is, I don’t know. It will make you question your authenticity - and insanity. It will have you thinking about the days when you feel like Veronika (tired of your prosaic life), or Zedka (unable to keep your emotions at ease), or Mari (too afraid so you choose to escape the real world), or Eduard (constrained by other people’s demand and pressure). This book will make you ponder on the consequences of living a repressed life, one that conforms to the norms set by society or that is bounded by one’s own limiting beliefs. Life and death are the central themes of the story, as are madness and conformity. Not sure if it’s the timing, since I was going through another anxiety phase when I was reading it or because I haven’t considered suicide yet or because Veronika’s troubles hit very close to home. I finished Veronika Decides to Die last week but it took me a while to wrap my emotions around it. She lives and survives and finds herself in a mental asylum where her life completely change. Nonetheless, she feels dissatisfied and makes a decision to end her life. Inspired by events from Coelho’s past life, this book tells the story of Veronika - a 24-year-old woman who seems to have everything anyone could ever ask for. This line from Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie perfectly summarizes Veronika Decides to Die for me. “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” Genre: Realistic Fiction/Philosophy/Mental Health
Against all odds he finds herself falling in love and even wanting to live again. the story follows Veronika through these intense days as to her surprise she finds herself experiencing feelings she has never really felt before. there she is told that her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. Yet she is not happy something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including in particular death, madness and the meaning of life. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. 9782806281197 23 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho. Veronika has everything she could wish for. The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho ? dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying.
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