i saw this book when i was in the philippines at a bookstore. it was kind of a low point that day, and i was standing beside someone who i did not want to speak to at the moment. i was reading a book of short poems, because at that specific moment, i just had no patience to start something i knew i couldnt finish. as i was reading, something caught my eye and it was a name. VERONIKA. i guess it was the exchange a K instead of a C. at first it would seem like just a regular book to me. but it attracted me to go over to pick up this book with a weird name on it. the title of the book was ''Veronika Decides to Die" by Paul Coelho. the first time i saw Veronika was in a song by Billy Talent. never knowing where the inspiration of the lyrics came from, i really enjoyed the song nonetheless. track number three. this character really intrigued me by the way they described her, and how much she wanted to get out of the world she was living in. by unfortunately, as many songs often do, does not provide an ending to the story. i wanted to know about about veronika, why did they call her a saint? why did she attempt to kill herself? why was she put into a mental hospital? and why was her name spelled with a K and not the average C? all these questions were answered in the book by Paul fascinated by the book, i read on and i discovered many theories of life and death that never really occured to me before. or, it allowed my unexplained theories to become more vivid. this has definetly become one of my fave books.
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