Bridgman reviewed The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico
Review of 'The Snow Goose' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
[a:Paul Gallico|92064|Paul Gallico|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1201473732p2/92064.jpg]'s [b:The Snow Goose|1209095|The Snow Goose|Paul Gallico|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388394891l/1209095.SX50.jpg|726049] is a 58-page novella, expanded from a short story published in a 1940 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Many of those who never fit in because of physical or mental differences will see themselves in the main character, a misshapen man named Rhayader who lives in an abandoned lighthouse where he paints and tends birds. Gallico keeps it from being treacly by using the skills he had as a newspaper reporter—sports was his main field.
He had mastered his handicap, but he could not master the rebuffs he suffered, due to his appearance. The thing that drove him into seclusion was his failure to find anywhere a return of the warmth that flowed from him. He repelled women. Men would have warmed to him had they got to know him. But the mere fact that an effort was …
[a:Paul Gallico|92064|Paul Gallico|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1201473732p2/92064.jpg]'s [b:The Snow Goose|1209095|The Snow Goose|Paul Gallico|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388394891l/1209095.SX50.jpg|726049] is a 58-page novella, expanded from a short story published in a 1940 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Many of those who never fit in because of physical or mental differences will see themselves in the main character, a misshapen man named Rhayader who lives in an abandoned lighthouse where he paints and tends birds. Gallico keeps it from being treacly by using the skills he had as a newspaper reporter—sports was his main field.
He had mastered his handicap, but he could not master the rebuffs he suffered, due to his appearance. The thing that drove him into seclusion was his failure to find anywhere a return of the warmth that flowed from him. He repelled women. Men would have warmed to him had they got to know him. But the mere fact that an effort was being made hurt Rhayader and drove him to avoid the person making it.