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Book Review By Emile Hajjar
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

    Without an obvious reason, Veronika a Beautiful, young, and loved girl decides that life is not worth living. Everyday routine in the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia, was too normal for her so she decides to to take an overdose of sleeping pills in order to stop that endless routine and take her own life.
    Days later, after waking up in a phsychiatric hospital she is informed that although she did not die at that time, death was still around the corner.
    This book tells her story after she struggles to live her last few remaining days appreciating every second of her life.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Life of a profession:
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes
Brain/Body disability? - mental illness

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Spain
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