Akata Witch vs The Cat's Table

First round, second set of contestants. We have Akata Witch by Nnedi Okrafor pitched against The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje. The judge for this round is Ms Diaz.

Although Akata Witch took me into Africa and I journeyed with the four children who enter a world of magic-realism, I was blown away by Michael Ondaatje’s The Cat's Table. 

Ondaatje's autobiographical prose is beautiful; the reader is transported to a different time and place through his powerful imagery and ability to capture moments from his time travelling on a ship bound for England.  Each moment on board the ship is captured like a photograph and he weaves between adulthood and childhood with simplicity. A thoroughly good read!

My winner is Cat's Table.