Beatrice and Virgil (2010) (edit title/settings)

• Rated 0 stars

“So far, like other Yann Martel books I've read, this one is proving to be highly original and entertaining.”

• Rated 2 stars

“WTF where the hell did that end come from. ”

• Rated 3 stars

“It was a bit uneven in my opinion. It started out well, with terrific bits of writing like"English's...zeal in robbing words from other languages, its incapacity to feel qualms over the matter, its museum-size over-abundance of vocabulary, its shoulder-shrug approach to spelling, its don't-worry-be-happy concern for grammar--the result was a language whose colour and wealth Henry loved." Then the odd twist near the end; what was that about?”

• Rated 5 stars

“I'm shocked. In the beginning I thought this would be a book about a writer who moves with his wife to another country in hope of starting a new life. But it turned out to be much more than that and I only realized that in the very end. Things start to get dark and sad. I'd describe this book precisely with those words: dark and sad. The Holocaust is not just something that happened in the past, it's also a way to remember that Humans have dark minds and are capable of anything to defend what they think is right. I'm probably not making much sense but this book is a must read for those who like Holocaust themed books. ”

• Rated 3 stars

“I found this book perplexing, a slow-paced but utterly absorbing book. Rather than featuring a great amount of action or many events the story instead deeply explores the protagonist and his interactions with the Secondary character.”

• Rated 0 stars

“Yann is from Saskatoon Saskatchewan ”

• Rated 3 stars

“Really good book, and, like Life of Pi, balanced fun and emotion in a unique and interesting way.”

• Rated 0 stars

“wow interesting read about human nature and the holocaust”

• Rated 5 stars

“Fantastic - you must read this.”

• Rated 2 stars

“Yann Martel is a gifted writer, but this story put me off. It is depressing to read and disturbing at times. If a writer wants to teach and tell us something, I'd like to be warned before wasting time...”