An aboriginal Canadian returns from WWI addicted to morphine and relates his story to a tribe elder as he detoxes and they paddle back to their tribe.
Review:
This is a heart wrenching look at trench warfare and the plight of aboriginal soldiers during WWI. Boyden does such a wonderful (terrifying) job of depicting WWI at times I seriously contemplated that he may be a time traveler as it was so close to a first hand account. As the protagonist struggles for sanity the setting flashes back and forth from the war to his detox. The war scenes are so gripping that they may give you nightmares. I do not recommend it as before bed reading that said you may not be able to put it down.
Notable Quotes:
“In school, it got so that Elijah learned to talk his way out of anything, gave great long speeches so that his words snaked themselves like vines around the nuns until they could no longer move”
If you enjoyed this you should read:
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
9/10
Notable Quotes:
“In school, it got so that Elijah learned to talk his way out of anything, gave great long speeches so that his words snaked themselves like vines around the nuns until they could no longer move”
If you enjoyed this you should read:
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo
Atonement - Ian McEwan
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