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Not Wanted on the Voyage took a while to gain steam, but once I was drawn into it, it was difficult to put down. There were issues raised that I will be thinking about for a long time to come.
Noah, a faithful yet thoroughly unpleasant and repulsive man, and his family are visited by Yahweh, who has been harassed and abused in His journey throughout the world. Yahweh is old and frail, and disgusted with what has happened to His creation. In the course of trying to cheer his guest up, Noah gives ...more
Noah, a faithful yet thoroughly unpleasant and repulsive man, and his family are visited by Yahweh, who has been harassed and abused in His journey throughout the world. Yahweh is old and frail, and disgusted with what has happened to His creation. In the course of trying to cheer his guest up, Noah gives ...more
I don't think I could recommend this book to anyone, especially animal lovers, because some of the images are very disturbing. However, Not Wanted on the Voyage remains one of my favorite books with some of my favorite characters (Mrs. Noyes, Lucy/Lucifer, Emma, and Mottel the cat). The book is a retelling of the great flood (Noah and the ark), and Noah is a terrifying man. Timothy Findley had scathing things to say about animal abuse, destruction of the environment, patriarchal religion and abu
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