Who do you think the title refers to?

[Kelebogile Mbangi]

In books, the title has a relationship to the story. So, when I started reading the book, I was looking for that connection. I has many assumptions and one of them is: when the Japanese was involved in the war, Jacko and Jaime was sent back to Australia to provide assistance. Then the Warramunga tribe will thus be embroiled in the war. However, as I read further, I found out that my assumption was wrong.

With the fact that Jacko is a half-Warramunga aboriginal and he is currently participating in the Syrian war and World War II, I realized he is the connection. And when Jaime was accepted as the brother of the Warramunga, I came to the conclusion that the title is referring to the wars that Jacko and Jaime have participated in.

How about you? Who do you think is the title referring to and when did you realize it?

This is why I love these forums, you gain a new appreciation for the books you read. I hardly ever think about book titles, but you thought about this so deeply. I'm going to adopt this!

[Renu G]

To me the title sounded firstly like a tribal war and secondly like war-among-us.

[Philip Chepsingil]

I think the title hinted what the reader would find in the story.

[angellove123]

I think the title refers to the description of the content of the book as a whole. It is the product or the connection of the combined ideas on the book.

[sush_destiny]

The title refers to Jacko, a half-aboriginal member of the Warramunga tribe. So, references the tribe.

[Kimberly Grow]

I will be honest. This book was not at all what I had expected and I couldn't figure out how the title had anything to do with the book itself considering that the only real mention of the Warramunga was in Jacko's heritage. I don't see where the Warramunga stand out in this particular book. It isn't until the end of the book that the Warramunga peoples are even showcased. Sarah did have a part but she seemed mostly like filler to me. I hope that the next book goes deeper into the tribe and not unrelated material as this book seems to have done.

[DC Brown]

To be honest, the title reminded me of a warship. It's more like a "what" instead of a "who" for me. Warramunga is a name of navy ship used for war and that was my first impression of the title of the book. But after reading, I think I realized that it actually referred to Jacko and his skills as a half-Warramunga aboriginal and how such a native may have won the war due to his inborn qualities and sharing them with Jamie as well. This is further expanded too in the second book of the series entitled "The Skills of the Warramunga". So I believed the book, and the rest of the series is centered on the Warramunga tribe.

I had no expectations about the title because I did not know what Warramunga meant at all. Now that I've read it, I assumed it was about Jacko and his roots. I had no idea there is a ship called Warramunga!

[Sharon Myles]

The title got me curious as well but as I read it I realized it reffered mainly to jacko.

[daydreaming reader]

I couldn't find the connection either, except for Jacko being half-Warramunga aboriginal.

[Stellae]

The title most definitely relates to the protagonist and his people, being of Warramunga heritage. The 'war' aspect I feel self explanatory in the novel's contents.

[Roxanne Thomas]

Once you have read the book you will see that the title clearly refers to Jack O'Brien, better known as Jacko in the book. It's about his heritage and way of life despite the way he looked and his educational background. Excellent book.

[Joytoo97]

Am currently reading this book and I think the title refers to Jacko and his Australian aborigine background.

[Maggie_brown_0013]

In books, the title has a relationship to the story. So, when I started reading the book, I was looking for that connection. I has many assumptions and one of them is: when the Japanese was involved in the war, Jacko and Jaime was sent back to Australia to provide assistance. Then the Warramunga tribe will thus be embroiled in the war. However, as I read further, I found out that my assumption was wrong.

With the fact that Jacko is a half-Warramunga aboriginal and he is currently participating in the Syrian war and World War II, I realized he is the connection. And when Jaime was accepted as the brother of the Warramunga, I came to the conclusion that the title is referring to the wars that Jacko and Jaime have participated in.

How about you? Who do you think is the title referring to and when did you realize it?

I think that the title is referring to Jacko. I realized that towards the end of the book.

[OskaWrites]

I was honestly confused about the title, as it only seemed that the Warramunga was just Jacko's heritage. It wasn't until I came into this thread to see people's opinions I noted the navy ship. But I do agree with a lot of the people here that say it is due to the way that the tribe helped- either because of Jacko himself or his relatives. I must admit I also assumed there would be more presence of the tribe, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless!

[cpru68]

I felt that the title referred to Jacko and his role in the war. Because it refers to his heritage and his role was big in the book on defeating the enemy. However, when he had to leave Monique behind, I thought that was another war entirely.