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S'està carregant… Bucking the Sunde Ivan Doig
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I've read many of Doig's books and he does have a way with words. I found this book interesting for the historical information (FDR, New Deal, etc), and enjoyed the characters, and the mystery, but parts of it drug on. The technical information on the dam were too hard for me to follow (I'm not an engineer!), so it took me awhile to finish it. But I am glad I read it! Doig is an excellent spinner of tales - very detailed & with beautiful language. This book is too convoluted and dense for my taste. Often I had no idea where the story was going or what the point of the story was. This is primarily a very intricate family drama with the “punchline” not delivered until literally the last page ! This is an historical novel built around some of the events that took place during the Construction of the Fort Peck dam in Montana during the Great Depression. It is also a prequel to The Bartender's tale, one of Doig's more recent novels. Some characters carry over. It's a good active story about interesting characters who have flawed personalities. There is a fair balance of humor and contemplation about life. Don't expect a knight in shining armor to save the day, or you will be disappointed. Be forewarned that the book has some sex scenes that give you a rather explicit picture of what is going on, though without using many explicit words- an interesting writing skill. It is unusual for me to read a book that begins with two dead -- and naked -- bodies in a truck. But I am an Ivan Doig fan and so I have "Bucking the Sun" on my shelf. This is a complicated tale.Doig gives readers clues by putting a character's thoughts in italics: what they say is often different. The book is set in 1938. The Duff family is involved in a major project: construction of the Fort Peck Dam, aiming to dam the Missouri River. There are flashbacks to earlier days (some exciting, some sad) and these, at least for me, made the book more worthwhile. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Bucking the Sun is the story of the Duff family, homesteaders driven from the Montana bottomland to work on one of the New Deal's most audacious projects--the damming of the Missouri River. Through the story of each family member--a wrathful father, a mettlesome mother, and three very different sons, and the memorable women they marry--Doig conveys a sense of time and place that is at once epic in scope and rich in detail. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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The smooth gentle cover is an entry into this exceptional tale enlivened by humor.
What is missing is the anticipated rousing, rip-roaring, roof lifting Duff finale drama/reaction/fury scenario !!!!!
Sheriff Kinnick and Neil ("Bucking the Sun") were those I most cared about, with Owen until... ( )