I loved it too, and I am ok if most people didn't like it, we have different perspectives and have read different stuff in our life and that can change the way we think about a story. The Alchemist was one the first books I read and maybe I liked it more because I wasn't exposed to many books yet. But even after reading many books (although not much tbh) I still like it. I still go back to the parts I had highlighted and still draw inspiration from those lines. I recommend it to all beginner readers since it's short and is written in very simple english.