The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje

The Cat's Table

Michael Ondaatje

384 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
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From the acclaimed author of The English Patient comes a stunningly beautiful novel about a boy's life-changing journey from Ceylon to England in the 1950s. What had there been before such a ship in my life? A dugout canoe on a river journey? A la...

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Community Reviews

3.54
based on 2,101 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 69%

reflective: 69%

emotional: 45%

mysterious: 30%

challenging: 10%

dark: 10%

sad: 10%

inspiring: 9%

relaxing: 9%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 7%

lighthearted: 6%

tense: 3%

informative: 1%


Pace

13% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
62% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

90% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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