I absolutely love Yann Martel, because I find his writing and stories extremely stimulating. I just feel a rush both in an intellectual and emotional level when I'm reading his work. But indeed, it's not for everyone.
The Book Thief has a very particular writing style. I had a bit of a hard time getting used to it, but I ended up getting teary-eyed in a few scenes and Lord knows I'm not one for tears.
The History of Love is about a book that's pretty much a love declaration to love and the way it influences the life of the central characters. It's simple, but very human and heartwarming. Also, some passages are just... I don't even know how to describe them, they just speak directly to the feeling part of you with the brain not getting to have a say in it. lol
Until I Find You is one of my favourite books. It's about a boy who spent his childhood around Europe with his mom, who was looking for his father (the mom is a tattoo artist, the dad is tattoo-obsessed - I'm not even into tattoos, but the way the author parallels them to Life is pretty awesome). Then he grows up and nothing was ever quite as he imagined. The character development is splendid, rarely have I felt that book characters could actually be real people.
I also love Neverending Story, by Michael Ende, which is somewhere in-between YA and Adult Fiction.
The Book Thief has a very particular writing style. I had a bit of a hard time getting used to it, but I ended up getting teary-eyed in a few scenes and Lord knows I'm not one for tears.
The History of Love is about a book that's pretty much a love declaration to love and the way it influences the life of the central characters. It's simple, but very human and heartwarming. Also, some passages are just... I don't even know how to describe them, they just speak directly to the feeling part of you with the brain not getting to have a say in it. lol
Until I Find You is one of my favourite books. It's about a boy who spent his childhood around Europe with his mom, who was looking for his father (the mom is a tattoo artist, the dad is tattoo-obsessed - I'm not even into tattoos, but the way the author parallels them to Life is pretty awesome). Then he grows up and nothing was ever quite as he imagined. The character development is splendid, rarely have I felt that book characters could actually be real people.
I also love Neverending Story, by Michael Ende, which is somewhere in-between YA and Adult Fiction.
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