A review by clskvarce
Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

3.0

For most of this book, I thought this was a work of non-fiction. It was just written that way, which makes it even more haunting. Definitely one of the most strangely engaging books I've read, and the final image really stuck with me (that'll teach me to finish a book at midnight and then try to fall asleep). If you're looking for another Life of Pi, there are animals, but that's about where the similarities end. I've always been creeped out by taxidermy, but this book opened up another side and gave taxidermy a philosophy, which I had never considered. It's a quick read, but one that travels far below the surface.