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

Nancy Martin Read it because it adds to your knowledge about the ordinary people who become secret heroes in England's Foreign Service during WWII. Ondaatje uses a…moreRead it because it adds to your knowledge about the ordinary people who become secret heroes in England's Foreign Service during WWII. Ondaatje uses a young man from ages 14 to about 30 to relate what he learns from the various people his missing mother sends to watch over him and his sister. They are unusual characters but kind and patient with the teens--if a little too benign. Their experiences are comic, until you realize these are teens basically raising themselves. It's a whole new understanding of how everyday skills can be used in unique ways during a war. (less)

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