Helpful Score: 3
Wow! If you read one book this year, make it this one! Beatrice & Virgil is the story of an author named Henry who struggles with writer's block. While he is struggling to write a book that is both fiction and non-fiction, he takes the time to answer his fan mail. On one fateful day, he opens a letter from a fan that includes portions of a play in progress. The play concerns one donkey named Beatrice and one Howler monkey named Virgil. Henry is drawn into the play of Beatrice and Virgil, which is fairly oozing with Holocaust themes. This is a relatively short novel of just over 200 pages, but it is a powerhouse of raw emotion, life, loss, and responsibility.
This novel is probably going to be timeless because these issues are endless and ongoing around the world, but for an interesting effect, try reading this novel with the backdrop of the recent, and controversial Arizona immigration reform act.
"We did what we could. We wrote to newspapers. We marched and protested. We voted."
This wins my vote for best book of 2010!
This novel is probably going to be timeless because these issues are endless and ongoing around the world, but for an interesting effect, try reading this novel with the backdrop of the recent, and controversial Arizona immigration reform act.
"We did what we could. We wrote to newspapers. We marched and protested. We voted."
This wins my vote for best book of 2010!
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