I wanted to like the book more than I did.
It's personal and it's brave for the author to put out something that is so personal and so important. I applaud him for that.
The writing, however, is on the "tell" rather than the "show". At points, the book feels disjointed. I enjoy it more when he writes about his personal experience, and his father's experience, in both family and the nation's context. Where this fails, is when he detaches himself and compartmentalizes the events, making the writing muddy and uneven.
Overall, still, a great and important book for a personal account and perspective in Canadian history told from a family story.