_sarah_reads_ 's review for:

The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
4.0

I read a lot of YA fiction. And then I read something like this, which is just a whole other realm of fiction. YA fiction is like Ben & Jerry's ice cream--really tasty, creative, fun. But Ondaatje is like Haagen Dazs--more sophisticated, refined, higher fat content.

Ondaatje is amazing. He's thoughtful about language, his books are rich. I love his stories within stories. I am transported to other times, places, worlds when I read him. Bringing my brain back to reality takes awhile, and I don't really want to come back. I want to stay in his universe for just a bit longer.