A review by aliciagriggs
The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers

5.0

Amazing book for both adults and children. I believe the message behind the story is about humankind's arrogance of the planet we live on; the belief that we can conquer and own all of the natural world; that we have a right to do so. We are a petulant species, and many, like Fausto, feel entitled and will stamp the feet, shake their fists, scream and shout, if they don't get their own way and if their delusions of grandeur are challenged. But, as the book suggests, nature will win over humankind in the end, and our arrogance will be the spell of our demise. The planet will not mourn us and will carry on as before, free from the shackles we have put it in. This is my interpretation of 'The Fate of Fausto' .