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Anil's Ghost
by Michael Ondaatje
This book's writing was so carefully constructed, it often felt like a novel-length prose poem. And so, with writing so lush, it was a slow read. I wanted to savor so much of it. Though it has a loose story arc revolving around the identification of a recently discovered skeleton, I felt as though the book was more a series of portraits. Ondaajte weaves the lives of a half-dozen people around this skeleton, illustrating the deep scars left by loss and war as well as tender moments born of friendship, creation, and being in nature. It's a balance that leaves the reader both illuminated and heartbroken.