dnf. very weird protagonist

Yıllar önce okuduğumda da bende "parçalı bulutlu" bir etki bırakmıştı... Coelho'yu çok severim ama bu kitabı bana göre değildi sanırım.

Bunu, iki okuma arasında geçen yıllar boyunca edindiğim tecrübelere ve farklı bakış açılarına rağmen söylüyor olmam, ve bende önce değerlendirmiş olanların da tepkisi ne yazık ki "başarılı" bir eser olmadığını düşündürdü bana.

İgor'un öyküsü bana 3. sınıf action filmini anımsattı hep. Dövüş sanatlarında uzman bulunduğu yere dişiyle tırnağıyla kazıyarak gelmiş bir rus milyoner ve zenginliğe giden yolda fazla zaman ayıramadığı, fikir ayrılıkları olan karısının kendisinden ayrılmasıyla yaşananların uçlardaki öyküsü...

Sevemedim...

İkinci yıldızı Coelho'nun önceki kitaplarına duyduğum sevgiden verdim...

Certainly not for everyone, this book was given to me by a friend.
I've always found great truth in Paulo Coelho's quotes and short passages, but was disappointed when his most popular book, the Alchemist, was just okay. I was eager to read The Winner Stands Alone.

In this fiction novel, Coelho takes a darker turn with themes of murder, obsession, deceit, and power. Despite these themes, Coelho manages to maintain his spiritual, peaceful, simplistic undertone. I like, for example, how some of the characters mention meditation and yoga during difficult situations, or those that require concentration. It's clear, either way, that the narrator's (sometimes very distant) voice does not condone the behaviors presented in the book. Rather, he seems to be making a statement about the world - our obsessions, our focus, and our self-serving tendencies.

He illustrates these tendencies and behaviors with the symbolic "superclass" in attendance of the Cannes Film Festival. In The Winner Stands Alone, these are the stars, or those seeking stardom, who have lost touch with their truth in exchange for fame. We are quickly shown, as he narrates multiple intertwining stories, how this is not a healthy path for any of them.

The Winner Stands Alone is not a fast-paced novel. It is subtle and quiet, and it is dark with some Coelho spiritual gems hidden throughout.

Pop Sugar's reading challenge:
"A book with a love triangle"

Turkish version is poorly translated and has a lot of mistakes.

El Vencedor Está Solo no me convenció completamente, pero entiendo que es una crítica al mundo de la fama y el poder. Fue interesante conocer un poco más sobre el Festival de Cannes y cómo se presenta como un microcosmos del mundo superficial que gira en torno al éxito y la imagen. Al final, el libro refleja que, en la búsqueda desenfrenada del poder, nadie realmente alcanza lo que desea, ya que todo se vuelve vacío e insatisfactorio.

This book bored me so much 😭 although I loved the title and cover, some of the quotes of the book are worth mentioning but I just can't read it completely.....
The plot for me is very slow!

This book was a gift from my ex. It's quite different from the normal style of Paulo. I loved the story and the themes. A gift to remember