Finally Got The Book (2nd Entry)

Timothy Findley’s novel, “The Wars,” has been a great read so far! The journey and adventure to even get the book was worth it. Within the first portion of the book, the story unfolded quite considerably, already showing signs of development towards the protagonist, Robert Ross. Reading the prologue was like watching a television show, showing a troubled lone figure, lost in a desolate landscape alongside the tracks of abandoned trains. I had difficulty understanding the change of time periods when the book jumped between a more current time and the time of Robert was alive. To add to the confusion, there was a segment where you were an archivist looking through photographs. I guess another major confusion within the book is the interchanging omniscient and third person point of view. A notable line in the book was when they described what Robert Ross was wearing in the train station. Timothy Findley, wrote as if we were a part of the time period when he wrote that the jacket he wore will later be a trend known as the trench coat. Also, another interesting component to this book is the symbolism. So far, the only demonstration of this was the coyote which represented the bond between mankind and animal. As I read this, I was excited since I had already read in Wikipedia that animals would be a large part of the novel. I really enjoy the book and cannot wait to see what is in store ahead.