The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

Instead of putting off writing reviews completely, thought I'd just add a few words on the books I read the last month.

The English Patient is based in an Italian Villa, set towards the end of the Second World War era. The story shuttles around four main characters -the 'English' Patient, a Canadian army nurse, an Indian sapper and a Canadian thief and gradually reveals their pasts and what led them to the villa.

It's a sensual tale, a very interesting narrative - gripping and dragging in parts. To be read when one isn't stifled by a time constraint. It's one of the books you are bound to remember irrespective of your liking for it. Captivating.

This read counts towards Orbis Terrarum Challenge (for Canada) and for the bonus round (new classics) in the Classics Challenge.