Eleven Minutes: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist

sharibaby

A Gift

"I love this book so much that I've literally given it to all of my friends. Sure, at first glance, it's a book about sex, but once you dig a bit deeper you'll find a book about the complexities of love. From love of self to romantic love. Coelho bravely attempts to tackle questions such as: what is love? how do I love? how do I receive love? how do I not confuse sex with love? how do I use sex to show love? Each answer left me pondering my own ability to love. I found this book moving and filled with moments that required a highlighter and some prayer. At it's conclusion, I found that it really changed my young views on love for the better. I dare you to give it a try. ["

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March 26, 2013 Verified Purchase

Ed Barton

Powerful Story Powerful Message

"Exceptionally powerful story - well told. Coelho explores the elements of physical, emotional and sacred sensuality - pain and pleasure, love and lust, joy and despair. In exploring herself, starting as a teen and up through her 23rd year, the protagonist, Maria, gains, loses and regains the ability to love both emotionally and physically. The gains and losees, pains and experiences are those of every person, just with greater emphasis and intensity in the story. She meets the librarian, the professional, those that truly feel, those that act, and those for whom the act itself has little depth or meaning. The vulnerability of all people is exposed, and the psychology of physical intimacy takes on new meaning as Maria plays each part as part of her profession. The book isn't fully uplifting, and the end is as predictable as Coelho indicates it will be. Nevertheless, the discussion of the sacred and secular elements of love, lust and the physical nature of relationships really resonate as profound. Coelho probably spends a bit too much time on the anatomy, but it doesn't detract from the power of the message. ["

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July 4, 2010 Verified Purchase

Kindle Customer

A self discovery in Eleven minutes

"Eleven minutes is a daring exploration of love, desire and the human spirit. Maria's journey into prostitution becomes more than mere survival which evolves into a profound adventure of self discovery. It is a powerful story about the intersection of desire and spirituality, where the world revolves around something that last only eleven minutes. ["

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January 8, 2026 Verified Purchase

Joslyn Walker

a surprisingly good read

"When I purchased this book it was by chance and knowing that I really enjoyed reading the alchemist, so I was certain I would possibly enjoy this- without realizing the content. I’m glad that I read through the whole book and would highly recommend it, as Coelho gives a completely different approach to a forbidden topic. ["

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August 10, 2022 Verified Purchase

R. Rubenstein

A Man Behind the Woman

"Coelho is always readable and always relevant. The richness of his prose and the honesty of his convictions makes this work worthwhile. But eleven minutes suffers from the patronizing stance of an author appearing in woman's garb and pretending to speak for her.In my own modest peregrinations with the physical woman, I have never encountered such moral justifications and/or sinless sexual and guiltless embraces that Coelho expounds through this woman character. Not one. I must say, the protagonist in this novel appears more like a drag queen than a Brazilian philosophic wench. yes i will yes i will yes. Mollie Bloom, Coelho is not. Nor, quite honestly, should he pretend to know women, their anatomy, or even the failings of men as lovers. While it is no doubt true that most men do not know woman's anatomy, it is equally true that most women have no idea how to satisfy a man. both male and female deserve each other, in my opinion. Eleven minutes? I am over sixty years old. I think sex lasts a lot longer than that. But what do I know? And who can remember, anyway? But at the very least, I have learned from the author the revelation(and the reverie) of the G-Spot and am so happy to have finally found where it islocated, exactly.(My girlfriend is now jumping up and down with joy!) ["

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March 8, 2007 Verified Purchase