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320 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771068713
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication date: 18 April 2006
Description
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio;...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,778 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
sad 51%
challenging 40%
dark 35%
mysterious 34%
adventurous 23%
tense 19%
informative 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Racism, War, Sexual contentMinor
Suicide, Miscarriage, Excrement
320 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771068713
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication date: 18 April 2006
Description
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio;...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,778 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
sad 51%
challenging 40%
dark 35%
mysterious 34%
adventurous 23%
tense 19%
informative 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Racism, War, Sexual contentMinor
Suicide, Miscarriage, Excrement