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lbeckett's review against another edition
5.0
Coming of age story with a deep sense of place. Loved it all the way through!
caseyjones241's review against another edition
3.0
Decent story that's probably worth a read. The main character is hard for me to like. Full of odd anxiety throughout the story and a bit of a bratty little kid. Characters beyond that are good although not that complex. I read through till the end which says something. I'm not afraid to stop reading if I feel that a book is not entertaining and wasting my time.
smrankin5's review against another edition
4.0
Doig is the consummate story teller. I love learning about a place in a time while reading a great story. Well worth it!
sonia_reppe's review against another edition
5.0
Rusty is 12 in the summer of 1960. He helps his dad, the bartender, clean up at the lounge. Some new people come into Rusty's life that summer: a girl his age with whom he becomes friends; an enthusiastic young archivist who is researching the town; and a woman from his dad's past and her daughter. It is told from the voice of future Rusty, looking back on that summer. Nostalgic, leisurely paced, well-drawn characters.
mrsleighmath's review against another edition
2.0
Slow to start, but the last 100 or 150 pages tell a good story that I would've read more of.
rglossner's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this coming of age tale, set in rural Montana in 1960. The characters were unforgettable, especially the bartender himself, Tom Harry, the narrator's father.
katylang's review against another edition
5.0
I liked it a lot - beautifully written. I felt like I was there in Gros Ventre. It reminded me of [a:John Irving|3075|John Irving|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1257375547p2/3075.jpg].
kdferrin's review against another edition
4.0
If you haven’t read any other books by [a:Ivan Doig|70540|Ivan Doig|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1247171564p2/70540.jpg] I wouldn’t recommend starting with this one but for those of you who have read all his other books reading this one is like spending time with an old friend. I was a little worried for a bit that he was heading down the path that he did with[b:Ride With Me Mariah Montana|165432|Ride With Me, Mariah Montana|Ivan Doig|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1347505992s/165432.jpg|775674] but he pulled it back and kept the story telling to what was needed to drive the plot instead of letting the stories take over.
charireads's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to this book and it was incredible. Not only does Ivan Doig do a great job telling a story and developing characters, but the narrator is absolutely incredible. He made the whole thing so much more enjoyable! So sad that it's over.