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A review by shannon_b
Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
5.0
This fluctuated between a 3-5 star review. By the time I finished it was a solid 4.5. In the last ten pages it became clear Buddy Bolden wasn’t a fictional character in a historical setting he was a real historical figure, and normally I don’t like historical fiction but that dawning realization made this book so much more incredible.
My review jumped to a 5 when I read a quick review that mentioned the style mirrored not only Bolden’s dawning schizophrenia, which I had caught, but the style of jazz itself, which I really didn’t. That attention to detail absolutely jumped this book to a 5 star review.
My review jumped to a 5 when I read a quick review that mentioned the style mirrored not only Bolden’s dawning schizophrenia, which I had caught, but the style of jazz itself, which I really didn’t. That attention to detail absolutely jumped this book to a 5 star review.