“The last mediaeval war was fought in Italy in 1943 and 1944.” — The English Patient 📚 log(book)

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The last mediaeval war was fought in Italy in 1943 and 1944.

Cover of The English Patient.

The English Patient

by Michael Ondaatje · published 1992 · read 2019-11-20

★★☆☆☆

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje is a lyrical, slow, pain-ridden book about the trauma and separation and surreal life of people in and after WW2. It's not really for me, but it wasn't an unpleasant read, either.