Brida
by Paulo Coelho
★ Top 25 book of 1990 · #21 on Best Books of 1990
A young Irish woman named Brida searches for deeper knowledge and finds teachers who show her how to face her fears and honor the world. As she pursues her destiny, she must weigh her relationships against her wish to become a witch.
Best for: Readers who enjoy Paulo Coelho's spiritual tales of love, mystery, and self-discovery
Brida is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 1990, out of 39 1990 books that cleared our data bar.
What Brida is about
Brida is a young Irish woman who has always been curious about magic but feels it is only the start of what she wants to find. Her search brings her to teachers who open the spiritual world to her. A wise man living in a forest helps her face her fears and rely on the goodness around her, while a woman shows her how to move to the music of the world and pray to the moon.
All the while Brida is pulled between the people she loves and her wish to become a witch. Coelho's novel is a quiet, reflective tale of love, mystery and self-discovery, written in a mystical and philosophical tone. It will appeal to readers who enjoy spiritual fables and questions about destiny and choosing one's own path.
Brida on the Best Books of 1990
Brida came out in 1990. Of the 39 books first published in 1990 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #21 on our Best Books of 1990 list.
Why it made the list: 236 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1990 list
- Stormy Surrender Patricia Wilson, #19
- Almost Heaven Judith McNaught, #20
- Castle in the Air Diana Wynne Jones, #22
See all Best Books of 1990 Best books by year
More years: Best Books of 1991.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 208 want to read it, 14 are reading it now and 14 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 49 | 55% |
| Reader love | 3 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 59 | 20% |
Questions about Brida
When was Brida published?
Brida by Paulo Coelho was first published in 1990.
Was Brida one of the best books of 1990?
Brida is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 1990, out of 39 1990 books that cleared our data bar. 236 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Brida on the Best Books of 1990 list?
236 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 1990
- Good Omens Terry Pratchett, #1
- Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, #2
- The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, #3
- The Witching Hour Anne Rice, #4
- Flow Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, #5
- The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien, #6
See the full Best Books of 1990, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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