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320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375724374
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 April 2001
Description
With his first novel since the internationally acclaimed The English Patient, Booker Prize--winning author Michael Ondaatje gives us a work displaying all the richness of imagery and language and the piercing emotional truth that we have come to k...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,220 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
reflective 56%
mysterious 46%
challenging 45%
emotional 43%
tense 26%
informative 23%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 37% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 28% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 21% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, War, BloodModerate
Addiction, Violence, MurderMinor
Suicide attempt, Incest, Torture
320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375724374
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 April 2001
Description
With his first novel since the internationally acclaimed The English Patient, Booker Prize--winning author Michael Ondaatje gives us a work displaying all the richness of imagery and language and the piercing emotional truth that we have come to k...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,220 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
reflective 56%
mysterious 46%
challenging 45%
emotional 43%
tense 26%
informative 23%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 37% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 28% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 21% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, War, BloodModerate
Addiction, Violence, MurderMinor
Suicide attempt, Incest, Torture