Every page offers something of tension, humanity, surprise, or even ecstasy * * The Times on Life of Pi * *
Ultimately uplifting * * Daily Mail on Life of Pi * *
A terrific book ... fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore -- Margaret Atwood * * Sunday Times on Life of Pi * *
A hilarious novel, full of clever tricks, amusing asides and grand originality * * Daily Telegraph on Life of Pi * *
This enormously lovable novel is suffused with wonder . . . this is fiction probing the imaginative realm with scientific exactitude, twisting reality to bring out its essence * * Guardian on Life of Pi * *
Audaciously original, never less than engrossing, often disturbing, and in its denouement truly horrifying. -- Mick Brown * * The Telegraph Magazine * *
A slim but potent exploration of the nature of survival in the face of evil. -- Nina Sankovitch * * The Huffington Post * *
As an elliptical fable, [Beatrice and Virgil] is a model of clarity and dread. -- Rosemary Goring * * The Herald, Arts Supplement * *
Somewhere between Beckett and Ionesco...with its textures of genre and allegory, there also comes an explosion of ideas that keep the pages turning...a wild, provocative novel. -- Joy Lo Dico * * The Independent on Sunday * *
[Beatrice and Virgil] is elaborately structured, with narratives tucked into other narratives and, in terms of themes, more layers than an Italian wedding cake. -- David Robson * * Sunday Telegraph, Seven * *
Quirky. * * Vogue * *
We're gripped... -- Stephen Doig * * Harper's Bazaar * *
A masterpiece, no question. -- A N Wilson * * Readers Digest * *
A daringly original work. * * Psychologies * *
Never less than powerful and affecting . . . Martel is incapable of writing a dull sentence. * * Dail Express * *
Beatrice and Virgil are deeply affecting creations. * * Time Out * *
Fascinating. * * Literary Review * *
Strong stuff. * * Hot Press * *
Beatrice and Vigil is an outstanding intellectual achievement. * * The List * *
An unsettling exploration of the power and difficulty and dangers of storytelling. * * Waterstone's Books Quarterly * *
