A review by freyacumber
Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.0

Whilst I think this could have been interesting I found myself very frustrated reading this. It felt lacking in confidence as if the author had wanted to do these things for themselves but instead hid behind characters that they could (self)deprecate instead. I wish they had more confidence to just write a play, to write about their experiences as a writer and not hide behind all these layers. It felt like a first novel lacking in confidence unfortunately.