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Very interesting & engaging story of "the man who walked backwards." Loved the creativity that Martel displays in this novel and his idiosyncratic writing style--or story-telling manner.
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I don't really know how to review this book. It comes in three parts that tell different but connected stories. I liked the first, didn't like (or didn't really get) the second, and loved the third.
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