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Jul 05, 2013
Tim Weakley
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You're left with an overwhelming feeling of horror and sadness through most of this book. The constant theme of death and torture is tough to take, but the humanity Ondaatje shows us makes it work reading through. The non-stop violence on all sides in Sri Lanka is the setting for this book, and Anil, our title character, is an expatriate who has become a forensic anthropologist. She is sent back into the country by Amnesty International as part of a study to determine what is the truth of ...more
You're left with an overwhelming feeling of horror and sadness through most of this book. The constant theme of death and torture is tough to take, but the humanity Ondaatje shows us makes it work reading through. The non-stop violence on all sides in Sri Lanka is the setting for this book, and Anil, our title character, is an expatriate who has become a forensic anthropologist. She is sent back into the country by Amnesty International as part of a study to determine what is the truth of ...more
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