- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Perennial (2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060929375
- ISBN-13: 978-0060929374
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.6 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #573,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Inside the front doors of the Burgholzli Psychiatric Clinic in Zurich, a nursed named Dora Henkel and an orderly whose name was Kessler were waiting to greet a new patient and his companion. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pilgrim: A Timeless Character,
By Keith E Brenneman (Saskatoon, SK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pilgrim: A Novel (Paperback)
Timothy Findley has written another great work of art. Pilgrim, the central character, is a tragic figure not because he gave his life for a great cause; but he is tragic because he cannot seem to die (or is he just a bit schizo?..hmmm). The novel focuses on themes of trust, loss and redemption. In the end, though, I began trusting more of the bit characters (ie. Jung's wife) and empathizing with her loss more than the central figures. One note of dissappointment. The book tends to lose a little steam at the end. We simply just wish Pilgrim could successfully end himself and thus the novel. Does he succeed? We are still uncertain.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too Confused for My Taste,
By A Reader "Ammon" (Provo, UT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pilgrim: A Novel (Paperback)
The book has its' interesting moments. A man who cannot die should be interesting. However, for us left brain people, the were just too many loose ends and unresolved issues. Also, the characters are without exception unlikable. I am not sure I can ever read anything Jung has written again without being prejudiced. If Pilgrim had lived forever, why was he always someone famous in the past and not so famous now. Not recommended.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Painful and Pompous,
By Lauren Scaravelli (Halifax, NS, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pilgrim: A Novel (Paperback)
I did not enjoy this book. It was painfully disjointed and not in a way that is simply hard to follow for those not familiar with challanging fiction, but instead, in a way that strives for intelligence but ends up with ridiculous babble. It also doesn't help that you never care about any of the characters becuase none of them are entirely likeable or fully explored. Pilgrim an entity of flesh and blood who has lived for an eternity and cannot die, intersting premise but it is never made interesting because it is like a foot note, like the rest of the characters. This is a mildly entertaining read at best.
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