Battle of the Books Update

Battle of the Books : Round 2 Result of the first match

The contestants in this round were An Act Of Love vs The Cat's Table and many thanks to our reader Ms Haughey.

Each book has considerable merit. An Act Of Love takes on major topics - racism, fundamentalism, and war and works a strong story around the trials and tribulations of the characters. Alan Gibbons has written a book that makes the reader think and try to understand what motivates people while delivering a gripping race against time.

The Cat's Table takes place on a long sea voyage which gives the reader a strong sense of journeying with the fascinating array of different characters. Ondaatje also provides the reader with the history of the three boys after they arrive in Britain in a masterful way. What appears at first to be a rather slight tale of youngsters on a ship travelling across the seas from Sri Lanka (Ceylon at the time the story is set) to Britain becomes a deep and rich story of the human condition.

 

The winner of this round is The Cat's Table.