The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

The English Patient

Michael Ondaatje

307 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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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;...

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Moods

emotional 73%
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

slow 71%
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

3.65

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