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Wow and wow and wow. This one bowled me over even though I was less than enthused when I picked it up and actually examined it. I had a sort of a tic and then a question 'do I really want to spend time reading this?' -- and promptly did an about face -- 'why not, since I've got a copy available?' And so it came home from the library and I am so very glad I made that turn. This one simply raced along and I loved every bit of it. Obviously I'll have to explore others of Doig's works after this gra
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Doig provides an excellent sense of place. Along with that, there is a true feeling of family dynamics when the group exists in relative isolation. In our current, populated environments, we don't get much of a chance to experience this. I loved the interplay between the three sons in the family here. And, in general, I sincerely enjoyed spending time in the world he created. But, I'm still a bit iffy on the believability of the ending.
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This is a wonderful description of teaching years ago in a one room school house in America. I loved it, but give it just a 4 because I was a bit disappointed in part of the end.
5+ stars for lyrical prose, 4- stars for plot.
Oct 04, 2007
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