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320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375724374
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 April 2001
Description
With his first novel since the internationally acclaimed The English Patient, Booker Prize--winning author Michael Ondaatje gives us a work displaying all the richness of imagery and language and the piercing emotional truth that we have come to k...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,227 reviews
Moods
sad 61%
reflective 56%
mysterious 47%
challenging 46%
emotional 46%
tense 28%
informative 22%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 39% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 27% | No: 26% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, War, BloodModerate
Addiction, Violence, MurderMinor
Suicide attempt, Incest, Torture
320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375724374
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 April 2001
Description
With his first novel since the internationally acclaimed The English Patient, Booker Prize--winning author Michael Ondaatje gives us a work displaying all the richness of imagery and language and the piercing emotional truth that we have come to k...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,227 reviews
Moods
sad 61%
reflective 56%
mysterious 47%
challenging 46%
emotional 46%
tense 28%
informative 22%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 39% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 27% | No: 26% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, War, BloodModerate
Addiction, Violence, MurderMinor
Suicide attempt, Incest, Torture