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Divisadero
 

Divisadero

by Michael Ondaatje

From the celebrated author of The English Patient, comes another breathtaking, unforgettable story, this time about a family torn apart by an act of violence. Divisadero is a rich and rewarding read, one that Jhumpa Lahiri, in her guest review for Amazon.com (see below), calls "Ondaatje's finest novel to date." --Daphne Durham

Guest Reviewer: Jhumpa Lahiri

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Liked It

N3v
  • Rated 4 stars

“Great writing. Loved it. One problem though: I was as clueless at the end as I was at the beginning. What happened to Anna, Coop etc? Why did the story all of a sudden turn to Lucien and why did it end with him?

Anywho. Everybody should read some Ondaatje especially this one. :)”

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Didn’t Like It

Tracy T
  • Rated 1 stars

“it took me forever to get through this book. and i am really not sure why. the writing? disinterest? i struggled through it and made myself finish it and then realized i just didn't "get" it, even after finishing it. didn't get it from the beginning, didn't get it at the end.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.583942 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.125 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • N3v

    n3v said:

    “I loved reading it but don't understand the ending...ie will I ever know what happened to everybody but Lucien? Hm.”

    posted 7 days ago
  • Julie

    julie said:

    “Hi! Just finished Divisadero and I am not sure what to think... I think I maybe need to go to sleep and let my thoughts percolate a little bit. But I did not really enjoy it. I think he has got some amazing writing techniques and can illustrate a scene very provocatively, but I was having a hard time identifying with the characters and figuring out how and why they were tied together.”

    posted Friday, July 11 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Linda

    linda said:

    “A very disjointed story. Here now, there tomorrow. Not much relationship between the differrent stories. After reading it and thought listentiing to it would improve the story, it didn't.”

    posted Wednesday, July 9 2008
  • Charlotte B

    charlotte b said:

    “I am about one-third of the way into this one, but so far, I am bored with it. I don't think I care for any of the characters at all. Will I be glad if I make the effort to finish it?”

    posted Monday, May 26 2008 ( | view 4 replies )
  • juliefaillaearhart

    juliefaillaearhart said:

    “the voices are all flat”

    posted Wednesday, May 21 2008
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