The Alchemist-By Paulo coelho

Just completed reading this book. Quite a few frnds had recommended to read this book. The book had some good message. But I somehow felt tht it could have given much more punch for the message it was trying to convey than it actually had delivered.
That said, the book is a good reading and certainly has a sweet message to unfold. The "Personal Lengend" funda is very much close to wht many ppl might be feeling but the same fear which the author says hinders many to realize the same. Also I personally experienced the Beginner's luck which the author descirbes and the difficult tests in the very end.
Also I felt, does the author wants to convey two messages at a time when the boy realizes that the treasure is in back home...one being tht the treasure is in his own courtyard(may be in terms of knowing thy self within than exploring the world outside), and secondly that the treasure is yours once all the hardship is endured....not to mention any of the ways does have a moral in it.
On the whole I felt it a good book to read which gives a message for all.