Review: Could have been great
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2012
Three and half starsHm, I'm still dissecting the words so eloquently selected for this story. It is a poet's journey from a sanctuary in British Columbia to the evils of the Western World. Power, greed and embellishment.I'm guessing I'm one of the few conservatives to offer a review concerning this disillusioned trek across the United States after its second infamous attack-Pearl Harbor being the first.It is a very thought provoking story. The author paints the landscape of the Midwest in excellent detail as he travels this vast, diverse land. His accounts of how the normal New Yorker and American attempt to regroup and reflect on the barbarous attack of 9/11 to their beloved city is well documented. However, he deflects from the terrorist act as if we swat flys from our faces. The act (which called upon him to venture out) is an after thought. Would he have made the journey to New York if the towers weren't hit? Why now? To witness first hand the carnage or to be part of history? Our was it something deeper? A first hand glimpse at a country reeling from an aggressive act? I fear it is the later as Mr. Antrobus deliberately and without shame calls out, what did he call him, yes, "frighteningly small-minded-Texas oilman." Yep, that's were he lost me. Instead of reflecting on his memoirs and accounts, he jumped ship and called out the leader of the free world at the time. I suppose he (the president) should have lobbed a few cruise missles and called it a day.That was appalling and unjustified! I suggest he go back and reread American history, especially WWII. Did the Republicans of that era stand on the steps of the White House and demand an explanation for Pearl Harbor? No. They accepted the call to arms and signed-up to avenge the attack. Did they write long soliloquys for praise and peace? No. They learned how to fight and took the fight to the enemy, that included Canadians. A world united against tyranny and dictatorships.I apologize for the political rant. I felt it needed to be addressed since Mr. Antrobus addressed it.Back on point. Who would enjoy this work? I believe this book would be a welcome addition to any collegiate library in the psychological and social studies section. It is well written and provides an excellent insight of the traveler and the multitude of feelings and emotions swirling around his mind and those he met.