What book got you into writing/back into writing, /lit/?

>>9448512
Had a gf give me this book
>"Anon, you HAVE to read this!"
>read it
>utter shit.

Not surprised it was written in a shit hole. Oh, leave your way of life. Things will be rough, but you will have so much serindipity. You'll even find a super hot babe in the desert who will love you unending! Oh, and a treasure. WTF am I reading?

>>9448512
An average allegorical novel that impresses average people.

pro-tip:
the nikki and paulo storyline from Lost was literally a middle-finger to the immoral message of this story.

i literally feel disdain for people who love this book. i feel like i can tell so much about them and their narcissistic naivety

>>9448512
First part was great. When he leaves the shop it becomes utter drivel.

>>9448661
Isn't it a better story if you ignore the explicit allegory?

>>9448512
I got this book thinking it'll be about Alchemy...its not, it was utter shit.

Thank god /lit/ can still come to a semi-consensus when it really matters

>>9448512
Ahh, Hesse's slow clone.