Coming through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje

Coming through Slaughter

Michael Ondaatje

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fiction historical music reflective slow-paced
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In this fictionalized meditation, Bolden, an unrecorded father of Jazz, remains throughout a tantalizingly ungraspable phantom, the central mysteries of his life, his art, and his madness remaining felt but never quite pinned down. Ondaatje's pros...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 720 reviews

Moods

dark: 74%

challenging: 65%

reflective: 54%

emotional: 51%

sad: 48%

mysterious: 25%

informative: 17%

tense: 17%

adventurous: 5%

funny: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

28% of readers chose fast
39% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose A mix
93% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

21% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

70% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

78% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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