This Is My Absolute Favorite, Favorite Book [Favorite Book Challenge]

by Ana Cristina

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This is a book that taught me about maps
and the difference between betrayal and war.
This is a book that made my blood sing
and my hands itch to write poetry.
This is a book that taught me to respect history
and recognize maps not as something divine
but rather man-made and imperfect.
What is this book?

This is a book about lines on a map,
lines demarcating the boundaries
between countries,
between brothers and lovers,
between allies and enemies.

This is a book about physical histories:
these scars tell a story
that the memory cannot erase.
This is a book about psychological histories:
these memories tell a story
that the body cannot forget.

This is a book about all the different types of war
and the betrayals that can occur
between countries,
between brothers and lovers,
between allies and enemies.

But mostly, this is a book about the intersection
of four unlikely people:
a nurse from Canada,
a sapper from India,
a thief from Italy,
and the man who connects them all,
the English patient.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. This Is My Absolute Favorite, Favorite Book [Favorite Book Challenge]

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted about 1 month ago

    If you haven’t figured it out by now, my favorite book is The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. The film (which you probably knew before the book) is great, but it doesn’t come close to the wonder that is the book.

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    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted about 1 month ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    My only real experience with The English Patient is that Sienfeld episode where Elaine has to watch it with Mr. Peterman, and she hates it. But I’ll have to check out the book if it got your seal of approval.
    Awesome ficlet by the way. It felt epic in a way I imagine the book to be.

  3. This Is My Absolute Favorite, Favorite Book [Favorite Book Challenge]

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted about 1 month ago

    OMG I forgot about that episode. Freaking hilarious. The film is good, but the book is fantastic and yes, even epic. Thanks for the comment and the compliment.

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    More Ways Than One's Buddy Icon More Ways Than One

    Posted about 1 month ago

    I don’t like to put boundaries of what people write or the style. It just seems to lose creativity. If that makes any sense. Great entry. I loved the movie, maybe I should read the book.

  5. This Is My Absolute Favorite, Favorite Book [Favorite Book Challenge]

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 23 days ago

    haven’t read it nor seen the movie, I’m behind I know! but I loved your poem!

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