The story seemed surreal

The only book I've read Coelho is an alchemist and he is still part of my favorite books (in number 1!) That I sometimes meditate reread some of his phrases. Referring to this book I decided to buy Aleph.
It was short of my expectations. I reread certain passages for the message he tries to convey to us. But the story that serves as a vehicle to the message did not like at all. It seems surreal. Travel through time, ending up in a monastery, incarnation, etc. I not agree at all!
And the good thing about this book and why I would recommend this live despite some reservations, this is the message he tries to convey to us. In any case the one I understood. Learning to forgive to move forward. Learning to live here and now and stop living in the past. It is a short book and full of wisdom, a reminder of this ...