| DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) | |
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Geyla Queen Admin
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| Subject: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:42 pm | |
| DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo
June 30, 2008 we will start the discussion.
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Edina
Number of posts : 589 Age : 101 My Mood : Points : 155 Registration date : 2008-04-10
| Subject: ‘Once upon a time, there lived a prostitute…..’ Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:26 pm | |
| Other thread is locked - So I'll start here: Did you feel it was infatuation or love? | |
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candygirl Admin
Number of posts : 5916 Location : Monrovia, Liberia Say Whatever : Laughter is the best medicine My Mood : Points : 2260 Registration date : 2008-03-31
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:02 pm | |
| the love with the painter? or the first love??? | |
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krazzy
Number of posts : 2353 Say Whatever : your best friend can be your worst enemy and so forth..lol My Mood : Points : 1735 Registration date : 2008-04-07
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:04 pm | |
| still reading o! the persona is intriguing but practical. thnx e. | |
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candygirl Admin
Number of posts : 5916 Location : Monrovia, Liberia Say Whatever : Laughter is the best medicine My Mood : Points : 2260 Registration date : 2008-03-31
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:37 pm | |
| yoru slow mehn | |
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krazzy
Number of posts : 2353 Say Whatever : your best friend can be your worst enemy and so forth..lol My Mood : Points : 1735 Registration date : 2008-04-07
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:56 am | |
| chay...da when i got dey book na. and my eyes bad..no reading at nite :D | |
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Edina
Number of posts : 589 Age : 101 My Mood : Points : 155 Registration date : 2008-04-10
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:32 am | |
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candygirl Admin
Number of posts : 5916 Location : Monrovia, Liberia Say Whatever : Laughter is the best medicine My Mood : Points : 2260 Registration date : 2008-03-31
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:37 am | |
| i think it was just infatuation..... i wont say she felt real love till the painter.... | |
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Geyla Queen Admin
Number of posts : 6443 Age : 46 Location : Atlanta, GA Say Whatever : I'm still holding on. My Mood : Points : 4301 Registration date : 2008-03-28
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:12 pm | |
| How yor will start Me I on page 2. We will start on June 30th, the thread will be unlocked at that time please I beg : | |
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Geyla Queen Admin
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| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:21 pm | |
| talk na Ho Maria Maria She reminds me of a west side story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She's living the life just like a movie starHo Maria Maria She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah Played by Carlos Santana Stop the looting, stop the shooting Pick pocking on the corner See as the rich is getting richer The poor is getting poorer Se mira Maria on the corner Thinking of ways to make it better In my mailbox there's an eviction letter Somebody just said see you laterAhora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola I said a la favella los colores The streets are getting hotter There is no water to put out the fire Mi canto la esperanza Se mira Maria on the corner Thinking of ways to make it better Then I looked up in the sky Hoping of days of paradise Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola Maria you know you're my lover When the wind blows I can feel you Through the weather and even when we're apart It feels like we're together | |
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Geyla Queen Admin
Number of posts : 6443 Age : 46 Location : Atlanta, GA Say Whatever : I'm still holding on. My Mood : Points : 4301 Registration date : 2008-03-28
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:22 pm | |
| ^ ok, I just has to post that song because all through out the book it was running through my head....ok to back to the book (which I still reading).... I know...IT'S SHAMELESS!!! | |
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Geyla Queen Admin
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| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:18 pm | |
| I forgot to unlock the thread so we could talk about the book yesterday....so I apologize to all that came and could not post. | |
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cajun2k2
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candygirl Admin
Number of posts : 5916 Location : Monrovia, Liberia Say Whatever : Laughter is the best medicine My Mood : Points : 2260 Registration date : 2008-03-31
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:31 pm | |
| i guess we will be discussing june book in august | |
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yummytommie
Number of posts : 10 My Mood : Points : 0 Registration date : 2008-04-24
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:16 am | |
| I think Eleven Minutes was a good read. To see a prostitute find what appears to be "true" love was interesting. When I read why the book was titled eleven minutes I thought back to my intimitate occassions....I think it's more than eleven minutes | |
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Jocelyn
Number of posts : 323 Points : 42 Registration date : 2008-05-02
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:57 am | |
| Totally agree.
Maria, the chaste, learned prostitute. Despite her countless sexual encounters and even her fascination with sadism, she was still a virgin – having never experienced sex in the context of love. It was also quite refreshing to read about a very intelligent and successful prostitute sans the normal morality rebuke and self-destructive attributes (alcoholism, drug addiction, etc)......
In the first few pages, Maria falls in love for the first time and experiences signs of impending womanhood (her cycle) and grieved the lost her “first love”. She craved being in love... Her innocence was squashed a bit too fast for my liking, although I felt her coping with all these seemingly inconsequential traumatic experiences almost prepared her for the blows life dealt her…. She eventually fell out of love with the thought of being in love and ended up being a lady of the night in a foreign land after being duped…
Still Maria made the most of her very unfortunate circumstance becoming a highly paid, very methodical prostitute,.driven by the goal of eventually returning to Brazil wealthy.... Totally unexpecting to, she fell in love.....Tho the ending was quite predictable, it was an intoxicating experice taking the ride with her as she explored her sexuality and embraced womanhood and falling in love.... | |
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LadyFlo
Number of posts : 2224 Location : Decatur, GA Say Whatever : Luv me as I am cuz u can't be me and I can't and don't wanna be u! My Mood : Points : 213 Registration date : 2008-04-22
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:26 am | |
| - candygirl wrote:
- i guess we will be discussing june book in august
alright oh bookworm | |
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LadyFlo
Number of posts : 2224 Location : Decatur, GA Say Whatever : Luv me as I am cuz u can't be me and I can't and don't wanna be u! My Mood : Points : 213 Registration date : 2008-04-22
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:32 am | |
| how well does Maria's story relate to reality nowadays. i mean we have some girl involve in prostitution for no genuine reason. whats the reason? | |
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candygirl Admin
Number of posts : 5916 Location : Monrovia, Liberia Say Whatever : Laughter is the best medicine My Mood : Points : 2260 Registration date : 2008-03-31
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:03 pm | |
| - Jocelyn wrote:
- Totally agree.
Maria, the chaste, learned prostitute. Despite her countless sexual encounters and even her fascination with sadism, she was still a virgin – having never experienced sex in the context of love. It was also quite refreshing to read about a very intelligent and successful prostitute sans the normal morality rebuke and self-destructive attributes (alcoholism, drug addiction, etc)......
In the first few pages, Maria falls in love for the first time and experiences signs of impending womanhood (her cycle) and grieved the lost her “first love”. She craved being in love... Her innocence was squashed a bit too fast for my liking, although I felt her coping with all these seemingly inconsequential traumatic experiences almost prepared her for the blows life dealt her…. She eventually fell out of love with the thought of being in love and ended up being a lady of the night in a foreign land after being duped…
Still Maria made the most of her very unfortunate circumstance becoming a highly paid, very methodical prostitute,.driven by the goal of eventually returning to Brazil wealthy.... Totally unexpecting to, she fell in love.....Tho the ending was quite predictable, it was an intoxicating experice taking the ride with her as she explored her sexuality and embraced womanhood and falling in love.... you are right J. i admire the way Maria made her decision adn stuck to it.. also, its good to note that the author didnt make maria dwell on guilt and the feeling of "feeling sad for herself" any others who have read this book yet so we can have an active discussion??? krazzy? Flo??? | |
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candygirl Admin
Number of posts : 5916 Location : Monrovia, Liberia Say Whatever : Laughter is the best medicine My Mood : Points : 2260 Registration date : 2008-03-31
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:31 pm | |
| it IS an interesting story... maybe not to you..... but i actually felt moved just reading about her courage... her desire to make the best out of a bad situation...
how many of us can do that? when faced with a possible insurmountable problem, a lot of us fold tail and run.. or bow to the problem... cry, shift blame.... withdraw...
maria cried yes.. but after those few minutes of tears, she wiped her tears, held her held up and said " how much will you pay again?" and moved on.
i learned from that book.... that we make our own paths..... | |
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Geyla Queen Admin
Number of posts : 6443 Age : 46 Location : Atlanta, GA Say Whatever : I'm still holding on. My Mood : Points : 4301 Registration date : 2008-03-28
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:23 pm | |
| - candygirl wrote:
- it IS an interesting story... maybe not to you.....
but i actually felt moved just reading about her courage... her desire to make the best out of a bad situation...
how many of us can do that? when faced with a possible insurmountable problem, a lot of us fold tail and run.. or bow to the problem... cry, shift blame.... withdraw...
maria cried yes.. but after those few minutes of tears, she wiped her tears, held her held up and said " how much will you pay again?" and moved on.
i learned from that book.... that we make our own paths..... even though I still reading....I've read enough to make a comment . The story was a bit dry to me.....It was like a comming of age story, of self discovery and parts was predicable. We all went through it...but the fact of the matter is we all have made bad choices and had to face up to the consequent. Maria driving force "to me" was to please others...which too many people do. She didn't want to be failure in the eye of the people in her town/parent, it was like she was also desperate to get out of her town...just to say she left. I knew that was a set up when she met that guy at the beach...I fully understand why she she "decided" to become a "prostitute" at first and getting that advice from her mother ...damn where is my book so I can qoute her...LOL Maria had enough money to go back home, and start her farming business....she put he self at risk too many times...I think Maria was just YOUNG, DUMB and full of CUM ok this is all i'm going to say for right now | |
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LadyFlo
Number of posts : 2224 Location : Decatur, GA Say Whatever : Luv me as I am cuz u can't be me and I can't and don't wanna be u! My Mood : Points : 213 Registration date : 2008-04-22
| Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo (6-30-08) Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:16 am | |
| I think the first advice Maria's mom gave her was "beauty never last but fades as time goes by" implying she should use it to her advantage while she still had it. Secondly, she told her daughter once she had a wealthy man, that was ok cuz love couldn't give you want you want. I don't get why some mothers do that. I think it a double edge thing cuz just cuz her life story was messed up doesn't mean she should accept anything and at the same time it kinda prepares youfor the hard reality of true life in the world. I think Maria wanted more from life than just going back to start her farming cuz she knew what that had in store for her just like her mother's life and she wanted something more so she took the risk. | |
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