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This book is reminiscent of a a time when people could express themselves clearly and, obviously, worked hard at doing so. The best features are the way the characters portray the simple truth of childhood. The book emphasizes character development an... Read More
Ivan doig is a great writer and his characters are always multi faceted. Doig places the reader in a past time environment which exudes a peacefulness and reprieve from today’s conformist plot summaries.
This book enjoyably describes the following interesting year. But the book is nevertheless a very rewarding read. Beautifully written. Very well crafted.
The once-every-75-year appearance of halley’s comet is an occurrence that captures the attention of the earthbound inhabitants of this novel. The erudite morrie makes himself useful by chopping wood and the like until he is offered the job of teacher ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Ivan doug never disappoints good quality writing
The words are so well crafted and the characters are rich and real
There is a super abundance of books written by people who cannot write a clear declarative sentence let alone write a cogent book
The characters are well developed and consistent
Price
A novel about a family that needed a housekeeper and got more than they bargained for lots of exciting pages i loved it
Shipping
The copy arrived on time and as advertised
It arrived on time and its 34used34 condition matched its description
Packaging/appearance
Packed with insights into human nature and human interactions in the beautiful setting of 1910 rural montana
” rose whose mere appearance “turned the mood of a place around” left an inescapable imprint on their lives as well
Competitiveness
The first book was great but each successive book was better than its predecessor
No one is better than ivan doig as a story teller
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
While i dont think the narrator was great this delightful book overcame any of his shortcomings as a narrator
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A woman from minneapolis answered and was hired but when she arrived she had a surprise with her
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I endedup loving the family and other characters
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The whistling season is not a quick read
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For another the book emphasizes character development and descriptive passages a bit more than action
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ivan doig died eight years ago and left a body of work about the westmore in the vein of mark twain than say cormac mccarthy
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It’s basically a comingofage story that takes place in the early 1900s in rural montana
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