![]() As a result, Veronika grapples with her own hopelessness facing the inevitability of death. Upon waking up, she is told that the attempt has damaged her heart and that she only has upwards of a week to live. The failed attempt lands her in the notoriously famous insane asylum known as Villette. Based on a true story, the book is written about 24 year old Veronika who decides to kill herself. In a way that feels completely relatable, Paulo Coelho tells a story of overcoming the darkest night of your life in order to find hope and inspiration. However, after giving it a second try, this has become one of my absolute favorite novels. As a matter of fact, I began the audiobook of it on a roadtrip and quickly turned it off in favor of finding something more uplifting while being on the road. This was one of the more difficult books for me to get started on. ![]() How quickly someone can go from being ready to die to truly falling in love with life? Touching on topics like spirituality, the soul, human spirit, following dreams, and the true definition of sanity, Veronika Decides to Die answers just this in way that only Paulo Coelho could. ![]()
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