Beatrice and Virgil
Yann Martel
226 pages
When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey - named Beatrice and Virgil - and the epic journey they undertake together.
This book left me so frustrated that I wouldn't even pay a quarter for it, despite having bought it for a dollar.