definitely one of the best books i've read. findley's style reminds me of kurt vonnegut with a weirder and more vulgar sense of humor but it's definitely his own. he is very canadian. you can tell. i bet you could tell even if he didn't reference toronto every third sentence. it's just the way he writes! the concept is incredible. it involves magic powers, the plague, pedophiles, schizophrenia...man, it has everything! it has a lot of heart of darkness references in it, which i haven't even read yet so i read the spark notes before i read this and it certainly didn't diminish my love for this book. i bet if i read heart of darkness this book would be EVEN BETTER. i will read it again after i read heart of darkness and report back.

the only thing wrong with this was that it could have been dragged out a bit longer. i guess that's a strange wish but when i finished it i wanted it to go on and on and on and on. oh, there was also 3/4 of a page with a bit of self insertion that had my eyes rolling but it was over and done with rather quickly, thank goodness!

this was my first book by findley and if there is any goodness in this world it will not be my last. i tried reading him when i was 11 when i found my mom's copy of not wanted on the voyage but she wouldn't let me read it because it was for grown ups or something like that. i am happy we were reunited.

sleep well you crazy old man. RIP and such ( )

I loved this book. It is one of my top three favorite books. These are Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley, The Instance of the Fingerpost by Ian Pears and this one.

All are epics with many great characters. I did not want them to end. ( )