Rob Warner reviewed Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
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5 stars
Man's inhumanity to man has never been epitomized so distinctly as with The Holocaust--may we never see its like again. This book makes clear how inadequate words are to describe The Holocaust's atrocities, and then proceeds to try. We see such a contrast between the sweet peacefulness of Beatrice and Virgil and the sneering cruelty of their antagonists, and the story has you wondering where the heck it's going when BAM! you're hit between the eyes.
Man's inhumanity to man has never been epitomized so distinctly as with The Holocaust--may we never see its like again. This book makes clear how inadequate words are to describe The Holocaust's atrocities, and then proceeds to try. We see such a contrast between the sweet peacefulness of Beatrice and Virgil and the sneering cruelty of their antagonists, and the story has you wondering where the heck it's going when BAM! you're hit between the eyes.