A touching read, with noting breezy about it. Who Has Seen the Wind is a quintessential tale of life and death on the Canadian prairies through the eyes of a young boy. In a truly Canadian coming of age story, Brian's interaction with the vast Saskatchewan prairie and his small town's inhabitants lead him to ask the big questions about life, death and God. Truly poignant is the reminder of the ephemeral, fragility of life. Told with the deceptive simplicity of a child, Brian's sometimes vindictive, sometimes wise beyond his years interaction with the world will leave you with the same indescribable ‘knowing’ as young Brian.

True, I was assigned this book for a novel study at school, and after doing many projects and essays on it, I can say that I have a very good grasp of the story. The thing about this book is is that you either absoutley love it or you absoutley hate it. For myself, I enjoyed the internal sense of community while Brian grows up. But the thing that struck me most was the spirtuality of the wind, it isn't just any normal element, but a symbol of god. Overall it would be a benefit for anybody to read, some may sterotype this book as the typical Canadian story, on the prairie, during the Great Depression. But I gurantee you that there is much more to it than that, as the poem in the beginning says. It is about a boy and the wind. Enjoy everbody!

If it be a no-brainer adventure or a plot full of relentless debauchery you're looking for, I suggest you avoid this book entirely. However, if you seek a deeply touching novel of intelligence and substance, indeed I urge you to read Who Has Seen The Wind. It portrays the story of a prairie boy's initiation into the mysteries of life, as he discovers death, God, and the spirit that moves through everything: the wind. The plot details the little things in life that most of the masses overlook, and accurately relates the expressions and deep feelings of a young person growing up during the Great Depression. In lieu of a book given to the class to read in Grade 10 (for a plethora of reasons), I was given this novel to read instead. I could relate very easily to the primary character, Brian, in the novel. I was lost in his maturation and progression as a character. WHSTW has definitely contributed to the way I progressed as a young person. It is truly a book I will never forget.

'Who Has Seen The Wind' is an excellent book, a tribute to Canadian history and a superb example of the style of Canada's son W.O. Mitchell. This is not a book that one should read for plot; it is slow moving and uneventful at points, but it carries a very meaningful message throughout with a satisfying, thought provoking ending. Recommended for anyone.

This book was the worst piece of litterature that I ever had the misfortune of reading. The plot was slow and without a true focal point. There is no evolution in the plot structur and it certainly has no climax! I would suggest to others to purchase this novel if they are lacking sleep. The only reason I read it is that I was forced.(school) I advise others to stay clear of this novel.

This is not the kind of book read for the plot. It's an excellent novel about the process of growing up. Although it could be criticized as a rather romantic view of the depression years, especially in comparison to the Grapes of Wrath, I'd still say that it has a lot to teach us about human nature.

Who Has Seen The Wind is one of the most well known Canadian Classics. However, despite all of it's fame, it lacks the essential key elements to grasp the attention of the reader and to stimulate one's thought. It's long dragging points and endless dwellings on certain topics drag the reader into a state, known as a coma. I found myself slipping away into a coma while I attempted to read this book, lucky for me I was jerked back to conciousness by the erge to live.In Conclusion, the book has not lived to it's hype, instead it can be interpretted as a spiral downfall into nothingness.

P.S: Please take this book off the school cirriculum to avoid submitting other vivtims to this book.

-Student

I do have to disagree with the other reviewer, i found this book to be one of the best books i have ever read. A slow start yes, but a meaningful ending. The story deals with its main theme of grief. I recomend this to ANYONE and EVERYONE. Who Has Seen the Wind, a Canadian classic, a part of our history.

If there is any other better way to cure insomnia, I would like to know about it! I read it because it has been considered to be one of Canada's classic novels. If this is what we consider classic, I can see why our economy is not as great as it used to be. A slow start and a long dragging end. Each event is predictable, while the imagery and spirituality of the novel seems to be forced. If you have a few hours to kill, and I mean kill by all means read this novel.

I just started reading tis novel in my english class and felt it was very poor. I didn't feel a flow while I was reading. The wording just put my mind all over the place.

One of the finest and best loved Canadian novels of all time, Mitchell's first book tells the story of a young boy growing up on the Saskatchewan prairies of the late 1930's. This is a beautifully evoked description of the Canadian west's coming of age. Filled with richly comic and original characters, this book is not only funny, but also deeply moving. The fiftieth anniversary edition also restores seven-thousand words from the original text, the first time these editorial omissions have been available to readers since 1947.