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Long historical novels about immigrant life in the US around the turn of the 20th century are very low on my list of must-reads, and so I would never have picked this up had it not been selected for my book club. I figured I'd dip into it dutifully, find it mind-numbing, and then sit respectfully by as the more dedicated members of our bookclub dissected it. What I did not expect is that the writing would suck me in from the earliest pages, and that the page-turner plotting would keep me interes
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Wow, what a book. It's a prequel to the first book in Doig's trilogy and I decided to read it first. But I have a feeling I would have gotten more out of it reading it second as it reads very much like a background to a later story.
It took me a long, long time to get into this book. I picked it up and dropped it a few times and finally finished it after about 4 or 5 months. But once the love story got going, it hooked me until the end. Yes, I found some of it hard to believe and I never felt as ...more
It took me a long, long time to get into this book. I picked it up and dropped it a few times and finally finished it after about 4 or 5 months. But once the love story got going, it hooked me until the end. Yes, I found some of it hard to believe and I never felt as ...more
brutally, painfully, truthfully, beautiful book.
Oct 03, 2008
Ksmom
marked it as to-read
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Laura
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Michelle
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