by Yann Martel
Before buying this book, I was intrigued by the many angry reviews claiming that Beatrice And Virgil was offensive and "tricked" the reader. I couldn't disagree more with those opinions.There is nothing offensive in this book - there are some dark and disturbing scenes, but offensive? No, not unless...
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2010/06/review-beatrice-and-virgil-by-yann.html
The writing is powerful and masterful, but the juxtaposing of Holocaust and taxidermy did not work for me. Graphic details of taxidermic craft though definitely enlightening were not inspiring. Detailed descriptions of torturing an intelligent donkey and other horrific scenes were neither revealing...
One would think the story presents animal suffering as an allegory for the Holocaust, but in the narrative Henry says the Holocaust was an allegory for animal suffering. Which one is it?I finished reading this in a bus ride to work and as I closed the book I was still thinking hard about it. Maybe u...
I've put off this review for several weeks because Beatrice and Virgil is so unlike anything I was expecting. After I finished listening to the story, I was stunned into silence, left waffling between wanting to yell WTF and yet proclaiming Martel's brilliance as loudly as possible. After two weeks...
There's so much in this book that speaks more than the words imply. It's like a veil that you have to continue peering through. And perhaps even at the end you will not understand what exactly happened. It's sort of heartbreaking though. No, not sort of, it totally is heartbreaking.
I'm always nervous when I read the second book by an author whose first book I just loved. Life of Pi was like no other book I've ever read and I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy this one. Although it wasn't mind-blowing like Pi, it was cute and had some really good scenes. A nice break from my ...
I might have to break my self-imposed buying hiatus. Not doing too bad at it seeing that it is April and I've only bought 3 books so far in 2010.Shame that two of the three were complete and utter STINKERS that will go in the wall cavity when we renew the insulation! hahahahaha. But hey ho and ho hu...
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