A good book that everyone should read, the alchemist

The alchemist, by paulo coelho.
It's a really good book, I'm sure some of you in here read it, but for those who didn't, please read it.
It's been translated to 63 languages and one of them for sure is enlish, read it and tell me what do you think about it, and for those who read it, what do you think about it?

what's it about?

I've never even read it or've even heard of it!!

well,
The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist.The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams.
hope that helped.

I've read it, but I didn't really 'get' anything from it. People say it's meant to, like, enlighten you or something, but all I got was a story. A good story though.