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Title: DANCING AT THE RASCAL FAIR by Ivan Doig ISBN: 0-684-83105-8 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 11 September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Doig spins a brilliant yarn!
Comment: Chronologically the first in his Montana trilogy, "Dancing
at the Rascal Fair" makes even flatlanders homesick for the
Big Sky Country. Doig puts words together in such a manner
that they make complete, correct English sentences. This
alone makes the book unusual in modern-day fiction. Then,
he grabs your attention with a spellbinding story that has
all of the elements that make you want to begin reading and
never stop. His beloved Montana comes to life such that
you can hear the constant wind, feel the biting cold, taste
the dust of the dry years, smell the sheep pens at shearing
time, and see the vast expanses of prarie fading into the
impossibly rugged mountains.
This book grabbed me by the throat and wouldn't let go.
Even long after my last reading of it, I am still moved by
the passion and power of the story. It is certainly among
the best fiction I have read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful story and a wonderful lesson
Comment: "Rascal Fair" narrates the story of two Scottish immigrants, their friends, and their families in the demanding Montana foothills around the turn of the last century. Doig is technically masterful and each page was a delight -- I wound up underlining and making marginal notes (things I rarely do in a book read for pleasure). He gives us an almost first-hand impression of the stark Montana winters and the renewal of spring, the small but intense triumphs of the ranchers, the poignancy as good old friends succumb to age and poor fortune, and so forth.
Doig's major triumph, though, is relating Angus McCaskill's pursuit of "the love of his life," Anna Ramsay. Doig skillfully describes the personal and social destructiveness caused by blindly (and greedily) pursuing one's selfish perceptions and dreams while ignoring (and losing) the far more beautiful gifts which grace our lives. I wished I could have jumped into the pages and shaken some sense into him, but I eventually realized this is how we, too, frequently order our lives.
I first read this book ten years ago, and it still seems like a story told by a dear and respected friend or mentor.
Rating: 5
Summary: Dancing at the Rascal Fair
Comment: The best novel I have read in a long, long time. It wasn't enough to fall in love with the characters--I lived every day with them. Dancing at the Rascal Fair exemplifies the power of great writing.
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Title: English Creek (Contemporary American Fiction) by Ivan Doig ISBN: 0140084428 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Ride With Me, Mariah Montana by Ivan Doig ISBN: 0140156070 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind by Ivan Doig ISBN: 0156899825 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 19 February, 1980 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Heart Earth by Ivan Doig ISBN: 0140235086 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Prairie Nocturne : A Novel by Ivan Doig ISBN: 0743201353 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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