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lizjane 's review for:
The Cat's Table
by Michael Ondaatje
The time period is the early 1950s. Michael is an 11-year-old boy traveling from his native Sri Lanka to England to meet his mother. He has little supervision during the three week voyage, and much time to spend with his two new friends as well as to get to know his adult mealtime table-mates. Life changing friendships and crimes develop on the voyage.
I find Ondaatje's writing to be beautiful, but sort of spacy and easy to put down -- without plots that drive my reading forward. This book, however, got better the further I read. I wouldn't recommend it to many people, but I am glad I read it.
I find Ondaatje's writing to be beautiful, but sort of spacy and easy to put down -- without plots that drive my reading forward. This book, however, got better the further I read. I wouldn't recommend it to many people, but I am glad I read it.