As the review above, I expected a novel following dream just like The Alchemist at first. Then I started readint the contents and  and the first story. It was just showing who Paulo Coelho is as a human being. When I finished The Alchemist, I was so facinated by his way of following dream and the journey to it. 
    ’Like the Flowing River’ is telling us about life and thoughts along the Paulo’s life and real journey. He actually has travelled a lot. I love his way of traveiling- meeting the real people of the place instead of visiting museums and tourist spots for photo shots. I loves his way of praying. He prays to meet the God deep inside us and takes a walk every day. He tries to help people and communicate. He is living exactly the way I want to live. He has such a nice impression in the picture of the inner side of the front book cover. 
    After reading his life, I think that he must have followed the dream just as shown in ’The Alchemist’, therefore he is living the life I’ve ever dreamed of. 
    This is one of the my favorite books now.