Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje

Running in the Family

Michael Ondaatje

208 pages first pub 1982 (editions)

nonfiction biography essays memoir travel emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India, " Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology...

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Moods

reflective 82%
emotional 47%
adventurous 30%
funny 30%
challenging 21%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 8%
sad 8%
dark 4%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 33%
fast 14%

Average rating

3.66

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