In the Skin of a Lion
by Michael Ondaatje
Taste attributes: dramahistoricaladventureslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest
Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, serious novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Patrick Lewis arrives in Toronto in the 1920s and earns his living searching for a vanished millionaire and tunneling beneath Lake Ontario. In the course of his adventures, Patrick's life intersects with those of characters who reappear in Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning The English Patient.
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- Author
- Michael Ondaatje
- Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 245
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- Open Library
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