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Charlotte's Web & The Alchemist And The Hobbit Book Reviews

Three popular books of all time you should read

By Mehedi Hasan ShawonPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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Charlotte's Web & The Alchemist And The Hobbit Book Reviews
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Brief review

"Charlotte's Web" is an American children's literature book, written by American author EB White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was first published by Harper & Brothers on October 15, 1952 The novel is about the friendship of an animal pig named Wilbur and a barn named Charlotte.

When Wilbur feared being slaughtered by farmers, Charlotte wrote a message praising him so that his slaughter could be stopped.

This novel is enjoyable for adults as well as children. In 2000, Publishers Weekly listed the book as a paperback in the list of best-selling books of all time.

The novel "Shuttle's Web" was adapted into an animated feature in 1973 by Hannah Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions. In 2006, EB White released a live-action film based on the original story. A video game based on this was released in 2006.

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The Alchemist Book

The book review was published in 1988 by The Alchemist. This is a famous novel written by Brazilian author Paolo Coelho. Although originally written in Portuguese, it has been translated into about six languages.

The Alchemy is a metaphorical novel. The protagonist is a young Andalusian shepherd. He was born in Spain, but in a dream, he finds a jewel. While searching for the gem, he goes to Egypt and meets an alchemist, and this is where the main story begins.

The Alchemist tells the story of Santiago, a simple and thirsty boy from Andalusia. The boy has many sheep and the sheep are his traveling companions and he understands the language of sheep. The boy believes in a dream to receive prophethood and wants to know its meaning from a fortune teller.

The woman predicts that the boy will discover hidden treasures in the pyramids of Egypt. But the woman claims one-tenth of the hidden treasure in return for the prophecy.

On the way, the boy meets an old king. The king persuaded him to fulfill his dream and asked him to sell all his sheep. So that he can get the money he needs to travel to Egypt and become a legend.

Santiago left for Africa. When he reached the pyramid, a man snatched all the money from him saying that he would take him to the pyramid. Then Santiago loses all his money and asks for food in exchange for work in a store.

He then started working and earning money over a long period so that he could reach the gems and become a legend. For this reason, they keep saving money and improving the store.

Santiago travels again. Along the way, he was met by an Englishman who came looking for an alchemist. Santiago embarks on a journey with a new person he knows. Along the way, he falls in love with an Arab girl named Fatima and proposes marriage to her.

However, the girl said that she will marry him as soon as the boy's journey is over. Santiago is disappointed. True love never stops or relies on personal destiny.

The boy then meets the Alchemist. He helps her to achieve the purification of the soul. He knew that the Englishman he was looking for was an alchemist. The alchemist takes him to the pyramid to help him fulfill his dream.

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The Hobbit Book

"The Hobbit" is a world-famous novel. That. R. Tolkien wrote this bestselling novel. It is a children's literary and fictional novel. The novel was published on September 21, 1937, and received much critical acclaim.

"The Hobbit" won the Carnegie Medal and the popular New York Herald Tribune Award for Best Fiction. The book is still very popular and is widely regarded as a classic in children's literature. The novel has been translated into about 50 languages ​​so far.

A peace-loving Hobbit is living a very good life, but suddenly a magician comes into his life whom we know in the book as Dundalk. The magician persuades Hobbit to go on an adventure, and they are joined by 12 other dwarfs. They were skilled warriors and King Thorin's favorite team.

They set out a team of 14 people to recapture that lost kingdom of Thorin. And 14 people are waiting for all the terrible monsters and tough fights. Along the way, there are terrifying and gigantic spiders, as well as fierce fighting with as many animals as there are goblins. Mahaigal, a bear in the form of a bear, comes as a friend of 14 of them. Then the battle with the dragon started.

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