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I purchased this after hearing the author and his books discussed on NPR and I wasn't disappointed. I took their recommendation and started this 3 book series by reading the second book, Dancing at the Rascal Fair, first. I loved the development of the characters and their complex choices about family, love, and frienship. The story immediately draws you into the personal lives of the characters and deepens your understanding of what it felt like to be in that particular time of American history. The book covers a familiar theme, young men immigrating from Scotland in the early part of the 20th century to settle in the west and start their families. But it is such a personal, rolicking, adventure and love story that it reads like a new version of western stories. I can't wait to get the next book, English Creek, to continue the saga of the families.
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This book, the second in a trilogy, apparently functions as a prequel to the first in the series. I was advised to read it first.
The prose is clean, clear, engaging. The characters took a while to capture my heart. But as the book progressed they became more and more interesting. Many books seem to die in my hands, last a little too long. But this book held my attention until the very last page.
I love fiction in which I am able to taste the flavor, learn a little inward truth about the lives of people in other times and places. This is one of those books. I am looking forward now to starting book one of the trilogy!
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I recently heard the author interviewed on NPR and was intrigued enough to go out and purchase this novel. I believe it's the first in his Montana trilogy, which follows the homesteading trials of the McAskill family, immigrants from Scotland who settle in the Two Medicine country of northwestern Montana. Doig is a fantastic writer who paints a bold, engaging picture of what life must have been like for European homesteaders from the late 1800s into the early 20th century. Centered on the relationship between two Scotsman hailing from Nethermuir, Angus McAskill and Rob Barclay, this novel grabs you from the opening pages and holds your interest (and your emotions) through the final pages. It is equal parts family drama, historical tragedy, and character study; ultimately, it plumbs the depth of the human heart and asks of us "what does it mean to be a friend, a lover, a husband, a neighbor - in the midst of all that Life can throw at you?" Highly recommended. Now on to Doig's "English Creek"...
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This is my ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOK. I read a lot (I'm a librarian) and this one is just pretty wonderful. I recommend it highly.
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I'm amazed I've not encountered Ivan Doig before. His writing is apparently a secret well kept from the greater public, although he seems to have quite a loyal following among those who've managed to discover his work. Maybe it's because his writing has been clumped into the vast "Western" genre--which properly links him with great story tellers like Grey and L'Amour--but calling Dancing At the Rascal Fair a "western" is about as accurate as labeling Gone With the Wind a "war story".
Doig's characterization is extremely insightful and carefully unveils the heights and depths the human soul can reach with searing clarity. His plot line (which some have called "slow to unfold") is in pace with the time he's depicting. And his imagery is unparalleled. His genius in burning a certain picture into his readers' minds reaps a stunning harvest at the climax of this breath taking depiction of life "under the skin". Highly recommended.
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