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Not Wanted on the Voyage (Paperback)

by Timothy Findley (Author)

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Language: English
ISBN-10: 0099480700
ISBN-13: 978-0099480709
Shipping Weight: 309 g

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Published in 1984, Not Wanted on the Voyage is one of Timothy Findley's most imaginative and compelling literary fictions. Findley turns to one of our essential myths: the biblical story of the great Flood, but he doesn't so much retell it as take our common knowledge of the Old Testament tale and give it an extraordinary twist. Here we have Dr. Noah Noyes, diabolical conjuror and dictatorial leader of his helpless little boat-bound band, sure of his total superiority as man, husband, and father, imposing his view of the ways of God on his wife and family. The kind and generous Mrs. Noyes stands in direct contrast to her hard-hearted husband, and then there are the Noyes children: strongman Japeth, every inch his father's son, with his delicate wife, Emma; and the sensitive Ham, every inch his mother's, with his mysterious wife, Lucy (a.k.a. Lucifer, who, having escaped from Hell, has decided to align himself with mankind). Findley, a great lover of cats, also gives us the crotchety Mottyl, making his way through his ninth and final life. Not Wanted on the Voyage is poetic and passionate and bursting with a wide-eyed inventiveness, at once a stunningly contemporary attempt at mythmaking, a grand novel of the power of the imagination, and a thoroughly good read. --Jeffrey Canton --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The Times Literary Supplement (London)

'An impassioned fable...[Findley's] prose rises to the heights of astonishing brilliance, with moments of great beauty and pathos.' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant writing, heart-wrenching / hopeful tale, Aug 15 2002

By	Vicky Chan (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not Wanted On The Voyage (Paperback)

This is fiction at its best (and not just Canadian fiction)!! It's usually hard to try to get me to read a book in which animals talk, and characters are mythical / Biblical; however, this was such a captivating read. The best books make its readers feel: and this one certainly does. Images from its pages became branded onto my mind for a long long time. Findley's strength comes in truly sympathizing with all living things. E.g. I started to get choked up as the fairies hovered around the ark, getting weaker and weaker as they see their chance for salvation diminish. This book IS mythical, but it's also very real: Findley's sense of social justice, his views against autocracy and mindless, blind followers of authority are clearly shown. This book mourns the cruelty that is humanity, but it also celebrates heroism, bravery, and loyalty.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling, Dec 16 2001

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This review is from: Not Wanted On The Voyage (Hardcover)

I choose this book for an English 30 novel study, thinking it to be another religious book on how great God was. Wow, was I wrong. This book makes God look like an old man and Noah his old fool companion. Like all of the books by Timothy Findley I have read, this one has amazing word choice and describes everything in vivid detail. A few parts of the book are disturbing, but they set the scene for the rest of the story and comliment the characters. (Compliment not always being a good thing though). I would recommend this book for someone with an open mindd, not one who is very set in their beliefs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A sad and beautiful deluge, April 9 1997

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This review is from: Not Wanted On The Voyage (Hardcover)

Beautifully written with colourful images and heart tugging scenes, Timothy Findley spins a twisted fairy tale about the first time the world ended in, Not Wanted on the Voyage. The story is complete with unicorns who are destined for a grotesque death, faeries who are forgotten in the rain, and intelligent talking animals who show more emotion and spirit than some of the main characters. In his catastrophic version of Noah's Ark, Findley twists the expected roles of God and Noah showing just how arbitrary powerful figures can be in their justice. And as the rain pours down in colourful splashes admist a mythical setting one cannot help but fall gently in love with figures such as Lucifer, Mottyl the blind cat, and sweet Mrs Noyes, Noah's wife. Altogether, Timothy Findley's Not Wanted on the Voyage is a wonderfully written saga that opens one's mind to the complexities of religion, patriarchal society, and the importance of myth. It combines both the world of fairy tales with the violent realities of survival in the primary world. It can be read purely for entertainment or it can be read for a little bit of enlightenment. Either way it is a brilliant and unforgettable novel.

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