Reading Paulo Coelho’s “The Witch of Portobello” was interesting in the sense 
that it made me think about the ways in which I might behave if I was doing things that the protagonist did. The book delved into some of the fundamental aspects of life. More importantly, it posed questions that you must give some time. Here are some of them:
The Witch of Portobello: Questioning Beliefs
- Do people believe what they want to?
- Can you believe in something you do not like?
- Are superstitions created for manipulative purposes?
- Why do we choose orders against freedom in terms of what we believe in?
The Witch of Portobello: Exploring Happiness
- Is breaking family ties a sin?
- Am I unhappy if I want more happiness?
- Are introverts happier than extroverts?
- Is finding out how people see us the best way to understand ourselves?
- Is listening to the speaker a favour we do to him/her? Should it be?
Witch of Portobello: Searching for Completeness
- What is it about motherhood that makes women feel more complete?
- Can keeping oneself active all the time sustain the feeling of completeness?
The Witch of Portobello: Finding Love
- Is love measurable?
- Does one need to take common good into account before falling in love?
If you find answers to any of the questions above, please share your thoughts with us. I believe I will get closer to finding them if I dig deeper into one of the quotes from The Witch of Portobello, “Love simply is.”
Cool, actually dis is something I started recently.. After reading a book, I make sure that I prepare a summary of the book describing main themes, moral, plots, significance and message. In film terminology, this is called catharsis, i.e. the resolution part which gives essential happiness or satisfaction to the audience. Writing a book summary after reading is similar to catharsis. It is like revising the basic concepts of the book and preserving it for the rest of your life, something like wat we say ‘atmasat’ in Hindi.