Roger Brunyate answers “Need one good reason as to why I should...”

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Need one good reason as to why I should read Warlight. What is the comparison to "The English Patient" about?

Roger Brunyate Those who have read The English Patient will find a generally simpler style of writing here. But there are also similarities of theme in that both dea…moreThose who have read The English Patient will find a generally simpler style of writing here. But there are also similarities of theme in that both deal with the period at the very end of WW2, with private back-stories that stretch back before it. Both also contain characters that inhabit a half-light between criminal and hero.

For your first Ondaatje, though, I would suggest The Cat's Table.(less)

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Greg Thanks Roger! yes, I've read English Patient and I appreciate your recc of "The Cat's Table. I have a question for you: Have you read Moon Tiger? As y ...more
Sep 16, 2018 01:47PM · flag

Roger Brunyate You mean Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively? Yes, I have read it, a while ago, and remember liking it a lot. Cairo, WW2, yes, but I don't recall much simil ...more
Sep 16, 2018 03:31PM · flag

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