by Yann Martel
This is not an easy book to read. It feels almost as if it is set in a world of make-believe, and perhaps it is. When it begins, we meet a young man, Tomás, who walks backwards to deal with his grief from the sudden deaths of his lover Dora, a servant in his uncle’s house, their child Gaspar, and hi...
All through The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel, I feel as if there exists a metaphorical, philosophical meaning behind the words. All through the book, it remains beyond my grasp. Having finished it, I wish someone could explain it me. I wish for that "a-ha" moment to have it all make sen...
A special thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.I absolutely loved Life of Pi, and like that story, The High Mountains of Portugal was very hard to get into however, I did like this book more than Beatrice and Virgil. This novel is made up of three separate narratives, a...
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