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A review by booknrrd
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel
4.0
I listened to this, and I think I really liked it, but I have no idea what it was about. I could tell you literally what is was about, but beyond that I would just be guessing. The nature of grief definitely. What it is to be human?
The novel is made up of 3 sections. Each section is set in a different time period and with different characters, although the high mountains of the title figure in all three. In the first section set during the early 1900s, a grief-stricken man drives an automobile into the "high mountains" in search of a crucifix. In the second section a grief-stricken pathologist performs an autopsy on a man in order to discover "how he lived" and makes some unusual discoveries. In the third section a grief-stricken Canadian senator adopts a pet and moves to Portugal.
I would recommend having a print copy handy to cross reference characters and places.
The novel is made up of 3 sections. Each section is set in a different time period and with different characters, although the high mountains of the title figure in all three. In the first section set during the early 1900s, a grief-stricken man drives an automobile into the "high mountains" in search of a crucifix. In the second section a grief-stricken pathologist performs an autopsy on a man in order to discover "how he lived" and makes some unusual discoveries. In the third section a grief-stricken Canadian senator adopts a pet and moves to Portugal.
I would recommend having a print copy handy to cross reference characters and places.