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320 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771068713
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication date: 18 April 2006
Description
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio;...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,853 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 51%
challenging 40%
dark 35%
mysterious 34%
adventurous 22%
tense 19%
informative 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 35% | No: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Suicide, Miscarriage, Excrement320 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771068713
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication date: 18 April 2006
Description
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio;...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,853 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 51%
challenging 40%
dark 35%
mysterious 34%
adventurous 22%
tense 19%
informative 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 35% | No: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Suicide, Miscarriage, Excrement