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Cree Indians and best-friends Xavier and Elijah enlist in the Canadian Army in 1915, eager to become heroes. Seasoned hunters, the men become expert snipers, but their horrifying experiences serving in World War I will leave devastating impressions on each man's life.
Publisher:
Penguin
Pages:
354
ISBN:
0670063622, 0143017861, 9780143017868, 9780143056959
Language:
English
Notes:
Published also Toronto Penguin, 2006
Published also in paperback Toronto Penguin, 2008 (384 p with Readers guide)
Published also in paperback Toronto Penguin, 2008 (384 p with Readers guide)
Statement of Responsibility:
Joseph Boyden
Physical Description:
354 p
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This is the story of a damaged WW1 vet from Northern Ontario, and his aunt. The book alternates in the telling of their individual stories. The aunt hopes to heal her nephew by talking, and possibly Xavier, the nephew, will help his aunt with the telling of his.
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Graphic Violence: Graphic descriptions of war violence and related injuries.
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Loved this book! And love having Canadian content. It's extremely well written and really interesting subject matter. Book about relationships and natives. His other book Through Black Spruce is great as well.
Fabulous , fabulous story and writing.
With all the hype and celebration concerning this novel, I started reading it with high expectations. For the most part they were fulfilled; I enjoyed the plot concerning Canadian Indigenous contributions in WWI, a subject not examined nearly as often as it should be, and the brutalities of any war. However I felt that Xavier's poor English took strength away from Joseph Boyden's vivid descriptions and narratives.
All in all, thoroughly enjoyable.
Wonderful wonderful book. I found the imagery of WWI difficult to read but well worth it. I will probaby buy a copy. This is a keeper.
while this was not a 'nice' book to read, I found that I could not help but read it - gripping and fascinating - made it feel real without getting lost in the gore. I was surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I did.
I deeply enjoyed reading this book. The author manages to transcend the gap between the beauty of the life of the Cree in the Canadian north and the terrors of the trenches during the first world war.
Although the descriptions of the war experiences can be brutal, these are more than outweighed by the beauty of the relationship between the Cree and nature.
I strongly recommend this book, especially to Canadians who will gain insight into the lives of our First Nations people and the valuable contribution they have made and continue to make to our society.
I couldn't wait to read Through Black Spruce by the same author but found it entirely different and was unable to coax myself past the first 50 pages.
I don't usually read books about
war but found this book to be quite interesting. I followed up on some leads in the book and learned from it.
After reading this for a book club several years ago, I was thrilled to discover just how good it was! Strong imagery and characterization, I highly recommend this Canadian novel.
A great book. Boyden's ability to put you in the scene with his characters is unmatched. Check out Through Black Spruce and Born with a Tooth by the same author.
One of the best Canadian novels of the last decade.
This was a very good read. The story of Cree soldiers in the First World War. Their live before and after the war. A book of fiction based on history. A view of Native American life that is not spoken of much.
After sending two young men to the trenches of the Great War, Niska, a Cree hookimaw woman, finally comes to a white town to fetch one of them home. She is surprised that the letter that was sent to her is wrong; the one that stands in front of her is the one they all supposed was dead. And he almost is because of his morphine habit. She takes him to her canoe and they set off on the journey that revisits their lives and at the same time, starts a journey towards healing. Although I was eager to read this, I was surprised to find it was not as appealing as the haunting photo on the cover.