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The story of a young boy's meeting with his dying abandoning father is haunting. Beautifully written, Wagamese vividly portrays a wild and gorgeous landscape that is the setting for the boy's (only) journey with his father, with all the boy's questions and resentments of a lifetime spent with another man who fathered him without being his father. The writing left me breathless and the revelations brought me closer than I ever could have imagined to a man whose life is nothing like my own.
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A marvelous story of love, regrets, learning to understand a person and finding Self. The characters of the old man, Franklin and his father are very well portrayed.
This is a melancholy story, poignantly told, with feeling and respect. I loved "the kid" (Franklin) and was glad that he had the old man in his life. God bless that old man.
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This is a melancholy story, poignantly told, with feeling and respect. I loved "the kid" (Franklin) and was glad that he had the old man in his life. God bless that old man.
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Medicine Walk is much different than other books I’ve read by Richard Wagamese, one of my favourite authors. He showed once again what a great storyteller he is and that his skills are not limited to any particular style.
Much of this book is dialogue – dialogue between a father and a son. A son who doesn’t really know his estranged biological father and a father who is ready to die but wants to do so in the tradition of his Ojibwa ancestors and needs his son’s help to accomplish this last wish.
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Much of this book is dialogue – dialogue between a father and a son. A son who doesn’t really know his estranged biological father and a father who is ready to die but wants to do so in the tradition of his Ojibwa ancestors and needs his son’s help to accomplish this last wish.
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Oh my heart. This was an incredible book.
Not as magical as Boyden or Indian Horse for me but still a worthwhile read
Nov 30, 2024
Maia Ciobanu
marked it as to-read
