His books are set in late 1800's early 1900's Montana and the struggles the early homesteaders had there. I really like his style and his characters - who are very real.
" This is the 2nd Ivan Doig book I have read. It is the earliest story of his Montana Trilogy. Dancing at the Rascal Fair tells the story of the Scottish Immigrants to Montana. Does that make me a liar or a good friend? " - Tamra, I may just tell a little white lie and tell him I liked it a little more than I actually did. My friend really, really wanted me to read it. Too much detail, the story kind of dragged for me and I just had a hard time really liking or caring about the characters. One of the best books I've ever read, period. It's one I wished I'd experienced myself, or I feel like I did, like it's my own story. " This book has stayed with me over the years. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.I was in the mood for this era of history, I'm still in my "mountain obsessing phase", I loved the writing, became invested in the characters and what happened to them, the story was emotionally resonant." It's hard to articulate why I liked this book so much. The plot's pace was faster than English Creek, which I appreciated, and it was fun to see the earlier versions of many of the characters from that book.
Doig's style is lyrical and colloquial at the same time, and the characters' voices really came through the in the dialogue (Angus and Lucas, especially).
We also get a complete picture of the town they settle in, the people in the town, the early days of homesteading in that area, and their constant struggles with the harsh but beautiful landscape. Angus and his friend Rob both emigrate as 19 year olds, and much of the book is about how their friendship changes over the years. It starts with Angus' immigration from Scotland in 1889 and covers until 1919. "This is the "central" or second-written book in Doig's Montana Trilogy, but within the trilogy's chronology it's a prequel to English Creek - telling the story of the beginning of the McCaskill family in Montana. Dancing at the Rascal Fair establishes its author in the front ranks of contemporary American writers."-Seattle Times The tale unfolds into a contest of the heart between Anna Ramsay and Angus McCaskill-kept apart by obligations-as they and their stormy kin vie to tame the brutal land. Dancing at the Rascal Fair by National Book Award nominee Ivan Doig captures the passion and tenacity of turn-of-the-century immigrants struggling to build new lives amidst Montana's windswept Rockies.
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