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starbuck1210's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
At the end, my take away from this was that we are all warring within ourselves. Within and with the world we find ourselves in. Each of the characters is dealing with internal struggles and external. The book wasn't particularly impactful in my opinion. On to the next one.
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Suicide
booksandbabble's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Racism
frankyreadsbooks's review against another edition
Moderate: War
yvespiders's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
The format is unusual and it can be quite a dense read. But once I got down to the core of Ondaatje's message, I found this novel to be incredibly powerful and timely. It is scary how relevant the subject matter of nationalism is to our world today.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, War, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
cstein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Excrement