May/June 2002     

     VERONICA WANTS TO DIE
     Associated Ltd
     0680947837
     & 10- 2000 pts

Paulo Coelho's Veronica wants to die is the antithesis of a best-seller. Set in contemporary Slovenia just after the war in the mid 90's Coelho's shocking story about a girl - who discovers the true pleasures of life just after having committed suicide which have been turned into screen adaptations where he was put by his parents (about 200) , is a touching intense story full of insight into the blurry line that separates "normal" from "insane" people .A few pages - who discovers the true pleasures of life just after having committed suicide which have been turned into screen adaptations where he was put by his parents (about 200) about the life in hospitals of the mentally handicapped which offer a very personal view of madness and suffering. The novel may recall Coelho's own experience in a mental asylum - who discovers the true pleasures of life just after having committed suicide which have been turned into screen adaptations where he was put by his parents (about 200) at an early age "for his own good". The reader may be reminded of films such as Wim Wenders' "The Million Dollar Hotel" or "Someone flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" -two other masterpieces - who discovers the true pleasures of life just after having committed suicide which have been turned into screen adaptations where he was put by his parents (about 200) .