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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
The weakest of Ondaatje's novels, in my opinion, this is still lovely.
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great novel, but I would look up trigger warnings before reading. I just wished that the ending left off with Anil’s epilogue. Also the build up to discover who Sailor fell flat. The climax suddenly shifted over to how Anil will escape Sri Lanka which isn’t what seemed to be the focus of the novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
slow-paced
2024 Read the World challenge: Sri Lanka
This one was just okay for me. I didn't really know what was going on half of the book. It felt very fragmented, and that just didn't work for me because it was hard to get into the story, or just when I would feel like I knew what was happening, it would jump to something else. Meh, don't really have much more to say than that.
This one was just okay for me. I didn't really know what was going on half of the book. It felt very fragmented, and that just didn't work for me because it was hard to get into the story, or just when I would feel like I knew what was happening, it would jump to something else. Meh, don't really have much more to say than that.