A review by leslie115
Dancing at the Rascal Fair by Ivan Doig

2.0

Having not read the first book (which I heard was *really* slow), I had high hopes for the middle one because it takes place in the beautiful state of Montana. The writing, however, is nothing special (compared to say, Wallace Stegner or John Steinbeck), none of the characters are fully realized (in particular, I would like to know more about members of the Barclay family), and despite the dramatic events towards the end, none of the main plot lines come to a satisfying resolution.

Bookclub discussion made me realize that the first-person narrative style may be responsible for the shallow character development.

Dates: 24-30 May 2015