In the Skin of a Lion

from Cait86

In the Skin of a Lion is, in my world, pretty much the definition of a perfect book. It is the story of Patrick Lewis, a young man working in Toronto in the 20s and 30s. It is also the story of Toronto itself - the growth of the city, the immigrants who built it, and the business men who took the...

from Ken-Me-Old-Mate

In The Skin Of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje I am flying above Eastern Europe over a land of endless brutal wars. The hostess asks me what I would like to drink. I ask for red wine and water. She fills the plastic glass to the brim. A heady brew indeed. I drink heartily. I am reading In The Skin Of ...

from onthequest

This is one of my favourite books. This turns out to be odd, as it was the very first book I managed to complete that had a non-linear narrative. It works exactly like being told a story... when your teller stops in the middle and says, "Oh, wait. Before I can tell you this part you need to know....

from whitewavedarling

A collage of fascinating characters and beautiful language, this book is one of those that you'll wonder at as you read, and look forward to rereading. What seems in the beginning simply a collection of characters and situations comes together quickly into a surprising and beautiful story of love...

from clmueller

Wonderful. Paralleled to the Epic of Gilgamesh (the oldest written story) this is historical fiction, legend, epic, postmodern, with a dash of magic realism. The references to Gilgamesh are infinite, but the novel tells a lot more about Toronto in the early 20th century, working class immigrants,...