A review by shanviolinlove
Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje

Intriguing premise, drawn from a curious true story. The novel is short and loaded with bizarre scenes--I am not altogether sure if this reflects on the nature of the freaky storylover Buddy Bolden, who curated such stories; or if felt gimmicky as a ploy to hold one's attention, the way the lasciviously detailed sexual encounters every ten pages felt. The book was a wild ride and Ondaatje's poetic voice comes out through the din, but altogether not a very re-readable venture.