The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
Taste attributes: warromancehistoricaldramaslowunsavouryheavyrealisticemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeWeighty and realistic: a moving war novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Michael Ondaatje
- Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 315
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