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Oct 31, 2011
Jeff Scott
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it was amazing
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The life of an 11 year old boy can be a very feral existence. After all, it’s the inspiration for Lord of the Flies. Even with this wild streak, it’s still a very impressionable time, a blank canvas, whereas, the right or wrong person with the brush can leave marks lasting a lifetime. It’s this feeling of wild freedom and early exposure to adult situations that drive the plot for the Cat’s Table.
The main character is an 11 year old boy sent by his father on a steamer from Sri-Lanka to England t ...more
The main character is an 11 year old boy sent by his father on a steamer from Sri-Lanka to England t ...more
Originally reviewed at Jayne's Books.
I really expected more out of this, but it seems that my expectations were probably a little higher, especially since my last read of his was The English Patient about 15 years ago and even then I wasn't impressed with the book because I was so lost as to what was going on that I didn't really enjoy the way that I probably should have and intended and now that I understand how he wrote the book, I probably would enjoy it more now, but this review isn't about ...more
I really expected more out of this, but it seems that my expectations were probably a little higher, especially since my last read of his was The English Patient about 15 years ago and even then I wasn't impressed with the book because I was so lost as to what was going on that I didn't really enjoy the way that I probably should have and intended and now that I understand how he wrote the book, I probably would enjoy it more now, but this review isn't about ...more
Nov 19, 2018
Mara
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