First Impression

 After reading a few chapter of the novel Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden I could not wait to put it down. The flashbacks at the start of the novel were very confusing to me as I could not follow the novel. I believe the author did not use these flashbacks in an effective way, since it was early in the novel I could not connect to them yet. These confusing flashbacks left me never knowing if it was present or past which I did not like. The flashbacks were not the only thing I did not enjoy. I found the start of the book to be extremely boring, especially when the book was taking place in Moose Factory. There was nothing exciting happening which left me wondering why I was reading the novel. I do not like reading books especially when they are boring and do not grab my attention right away.

 Although the flashbacks were very annoying off the start, they began to make sense as I progressed through the book. Once the book began talking about war and the actions of the trenches it grabbed my attention as I love a good war story. My first impression of Three Day Road was not positive, however I have gotten used to the book and look forward to do the war action.