The English Patient (Abridged) Audiobook

" I re-read this and it is even more beautiful than I remembered. The descriptions and uses of language amaze me. I also think having read "In the Skin of a Lion" added to the experience for me. Absolutely one of my favorite books. "

" excellent book, a riveting read full of fascinating diversions off the path of the story. love ondaatje cat's table and anil's ghost too "

" It was a good story, lots of subtle references to what had happened and might be happening. It was interesting how the four characters linked to one another but were still seperate of the others. It was a good read. "

" This is the first book I ever made black with underlines, circles, stars and comments. "

" Backpacking in Michigan's UP, thinking of Italy. "

" Also loved the visually rich film. Enjoyed the love story as well as historical insights of Herodotus and of the British training programs to defuse bombs. "

" Very good book! The toss between the four characters. Love and betrayal being key elements! "

" Oh, dear me, I didn't find this book all it was cracked up to be. Too much navel gazing in a time when there wasn't time for n.g. "

" A top 10 all-time favorite. "

" One of the few books in my life that made me cry. So much more than the movie. It really made me realize the futility of national borders when it comes to humanity and history. "

" This book had a profound effect on me during my 30s. I saw relationships in a new way. "

" I trudged through this book, got to the last page, closed the cover, and hurled it across the room. "

" An absolute beauty of a book which is worth reading just to see how different the screen version is. Richly populated with characters and poetically written, this is a story about remembering. "

" Love it - particularly the tricky multiple endings. "

" Interesting story. Still could think about the ending and try to come up with something I liked better. Left a bad taste in my mouth that I couldn't get rid of. I believe I told my mom something like "worst ending ever".. "

" Excellent prose.I read it twice to fully appreciate it! "

" Beautiful prose. Touching story. One of my favorites. "

" Beautiful, like reading a dream. "

" I'm not one to read many romances, but this one is a favorite. "

" The book was far superior to the movie. I almost wish I hadn't watched the later. "

" Great book, but still love the movie way more- so thank you Book for bringing about Movie, and thank you Movie for having Ralph Fiennes. :D "

" This book grew on me after I got past the first couple of chapters. Being stuck on a long drive with nothing else to listen to may have helped. "

" I LOVE this book. I couldn't stop thinking about it. It's not the easiest book to read straight through, the details can boggle you down, but the story is WORTH it. "

" Rich layers, wonderfully unfolded. Dreamy. "

" Read it in High School my Senior year. Beautiful language. Everything means something. "

" I'm totally caught up in this, even though I saw the movie, that was years and years ago. Feel totally new. "

" Man did I hate this book. And I loved the movie! Stylistically pretentious crapola. I struggled and skimmed to the end because I was curious about plot differences with the movie. And there were some major ones. "

" Ondaatje is a poet and masterful story-teller. Lots of emotion and depth. And history. Wonderful. "

" Evocative, soulful and romantic. This is one of my favorite novels. "

" One of the few books that I liked the movie version of better. "

" I read this book because my daughter was assigned to read it for a High School lit class. While, it was an interesting story and very well written, there was too much sexual description. I was disappointed that this was chosen for a High School class. "

" Had to re read this one. Its been awhile. A master piece. I dont want to even try to put words to it "

" A poem. An epic. A historical fiction. A fictionalized history. It's about romance. It's about war. It's about the tenderness of love against the brutality of humanity. It guides the readers through a dark tunnel with no light at the end. "

" I really liked reading this book. The story was interesting, although it did jump around in time a bit and challenged the reader to follow. "

" I cheated here. Can't really say I 'read' it because I fell asleep NUMEROUS times. Most boring book. Ever. "