Thoughts on Voss

              If I’m going to be totally honest, I wasn’t the greatest fan of the book Voss.  This could be attributed to that fact that I’m not the world’s greatest fan of the style of writing that Patrick White uses in his novel. I didn’t like how certain parts of the book took extreme amounts of time to for the characters to observe, contemplate, and philosophize about the world around them or the interactions they were having with each other. While this can be good, I felt like the amount used in Voss caused it to drag somewhat.

                This being said, I was invested in the storyline and interested in how the relationship between Voss and Laura would be played out. I remember hoping that Voss would quickly come back from his expedition so Laura and he could reunite.  I also felt that as a “travel” book, Voss worked out well, considering Voss’s expedition. I also found some quotes within it that stuck with me, so I was pleased with that. Overall, while I liked the general story line, I wasn’t an overall fan of the book, due to how much I disliked the style.  However, that’s just my personal preference, so I feel that Voss works well for this class.