Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - Michael - GoodreadsMoving account of one Canadian man's experience with World War 1. The novel is barely 200 pages, so what we have here is no sweeping coverage of the war, nor an in-depth immersion in the horrors. But ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - KD Absolutely - GoodreadsI almost did it last night. When I finished this book, I was too overjoyed by its beauty, I thought of putting the book in front of me, stand up and applaud. It's just that I was not at home. I was in ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - Paul - GoodreadsIn 2011, Canadian parents challenged the inclusion of Timothy Findley's award-winning novel The Wars on a high school reading list, describing it as depraved and full of sex. I mentioned the challenge ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - Amy - GoodreadsIt was a hard book to get through without taking a break, there were sad moments where I had to stop and think what it would really be like in the wars. It was remarkable at all the animals symbols ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - Brad - GoodreadsThis review was written in the late nineties (just for myself), and it was buried in amongst my things until today, when I uncovered the journal it was written in. I have transcribed it verbatim from ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - Claire Savage - GoodreadsThere was a lot in this little book! This is a pretty short read, but took me a while to finish. I loved the subtlety of the story, but to be honest, there were most definitely that wizzed over my ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - rabbitprincess - GoodreadsRobert Ross is a Canadian soldier whose life story and particularly his death is being pieced together by a researcher in the "present" of the book (which at the time of publication would have been ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - Lorraine - GoodreadsA short but heavy book about one man's experience in World War I. Horses (and animals in general) are a significant motif. I really enjoyed the narrative style, second person POV, as though the reader ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - Chris - GoodreadsI've always enjoyed war novels, but this was exceptional in some ways... I didn't so much appreciate the elements of the war as much as the characterization of Robert Ross. The very changes rendered ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Wars
Avis d'utilisateur - Diane - GoodreadsThis is a story of WW I with a Canadian perspective. My father enlisted in the CRAF in WWI - he lived in Alberta and was sent to Ontario - near Toronto - for basic training. Robert Ross, the book's ... Consulter l'avis complet
