My favorite thing about Ondaatje is that he has a couple of ideas that he loves so much - burned hands, knowing a house so well that you can jump around in it while blindfolded, two people falling into water together, an object passed between mouths - that he can't help but include them in every sin...
Book at Bedtime in 10 episodes.Blurbies - The Cat's Table follows the course of a 21 day voyage from Colombo to Tilbury on a luxury passenger ship called the Oronsay. It is the early nineteen-fifties and the eleven year old Michael whose parents' turbulent marriage has resulted in his mother living ...
I love the cover on this book. The font, the sepia tones, the old-fashioned liner being tossed atop a sea that looks askew, all hint at a journey of the past that did not go smoothly. The story is told in the first person from the perspective of an older man recalling the past; it is of himself a...
4 stars for now, but I'm still dealing with the last 30 pages. I am increasingly bothered by Ondaatje's almost over-the-top romanticism. He writes beautifully, and his ability to create space with words reminds me how much he loves film (and I suspect would like to create some himself), but he's alm...
With a style that floats like a cloud in the spring sky, Ondaatje brings us yet another beautiful piece of writing. The story of a boy traveling by ship from Sri Lanka to England. You can read my full review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/01/25/21-days-on-an-ocean-liner-with-an-11-year-old-bo...
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