From the Bookshelf of Around the Year in 52 Books …
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Disclosure: I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The question I had as I read this book was: What will fans of The Life of Pi think of this book? This book has all of the philosophy and allegory of the first, but The Life of Pi, for all of its allegory has a much more straightforward story. The majority of the book is a fantasy journey across the sea, and the end basically explains to you the reality and why it was presented as a fantasy.
The Hig ...more
The question I had as I read this book was: What will fans of The Life of Pi think of this book? This book has all of the philosophy and allegory of the first, but The Life of Pi, for all of its allegory has a much more straightforward story. The majority of the book is a fantasy journey across the sea, and the end basically explains to you the reality and why it was presented as a fantasy.
The Hig ...more
While not as magical as Life of Pi (honestly, what could be?!?) this book was interesting and enjoyable. Three different stories set in different eras, connected sequentially by common characters and a location (the high mountains of Portugal) and thematically by the pain of grief and loss.
The threads sneak up on you, yet in the end, it is a little more fable than I prefer.
Dec 25, 2015
Sandy
marked it as to-read
Dec 28, 2015
Jen
marked it as to-read
Jan 03, 2016
Jeanne
marked it as to-read
Jan 03, 2016
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
Jan 08, 2016
Alyssa Erickson
marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2016
Ryan Mac
marked it as to-read
Feb 03, 2016
Shannan
marked it as to-read
Feb 03, 2016
Hilary
marked it as to-read
Feb 12, 2016
Libscigrl
marked it as to-read
Feb 29, 2016
Melissa Seng
marked it as to-read
May 05, 2016
Erica
marked it as to-read
Sep 15, 2016
Kristina
marked it as to-read
Feb 18, 2017
Bea
marked it as wishlist
Feb 05, 2018
Meckenzie
marked it as to-read
Oct 11, 2018
Lauren
marked it as to-read
Apr 10, 2019
SibylM
rated it
liked it
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
literary-fiction,
audio,
fiction,
kcpl,
kcpl-audio,
kcpl-ebook,
ebook,
europe
Jul 16, 2019
HeatherLynn
marked it as paused
