Books by Ivan Doig
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review 1: Doig is a good writer, but I don't feel this is one of his best. His dry humor sometimes lightens the mood of this book -- it would be better as a serious tale. It had a Hollywood happy ending that I did not like. Still, if you have an interest in Butte Montana, the Wobblies, ...
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review 1: This is the third book featuring Morrie Morgan. While I still think the first one, The Whistling Season, is the best, I liked this one better than the second (which is still excellent). Doig is a skilled writer: his characters are compelling and his plots original and clever. ...
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review 1: Fairly long but well written. Story about mostly a year in a life of a boy and his relationship with his father and friend and how he thinks about the world, told in episodes. It'd be interesting to hear the author say how and why he chose to include some events (e.g., the baseba...
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review 1: I was caught up in the book which is a good thing but I'm not so sure whether or not I was caught up due to outrage. The idea that the lead character of the book feels he and his football teammates are singled out for dangerous assignments any more than the normal GI enraged me. ...