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A review by afterglobe
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

5.0

4.5/5

This book starts off a little slow. The first two stories are interesting, but demanding. However, the book picks up at the third story, which ties together the loose ends of the first two.

The third story is heart-wrenchingly phenomenal.

There are two things to keep in mind when reading this book:

1. Everything is a parable
2. The three stories are connected in their symbolism and interpretation of the mysterious/divine more so than in their plot

If nothing else, this book is worth reading just for the relationship between Peter and Odo.