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263 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307700872
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 04 October 2011
Description
Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning best seller lyrically portrays the convergence of four damaged lives in a bomb-riddled Italian villa in the last days of the war. Hana, the grieving nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio; the emotionally detac...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,828 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 51%
challenging 41%
dark 35%
mysterious 34%
adventurous 23%
tense 18%
informative 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Suicide, Miscarriage, Excrement
263 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307700872
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 04 October 2011
Description
Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning best seller lyrically portrays the convergence of four damaged lives in a bomb-riddled Italian villa in the last days of the war. Hana, the grieving nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio; the emotionally detac...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,828 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 51%
challenging 41%
dark 35%
mysterious 34%
adventurous 23%
tense 18%
informative 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Suicide, Miscarriage, Excrement