(Readers of "The Bartender's Tail" will recognize much of the locale.) It follows the lives of two young Scotsmen who emigrate to Montana in the late 1800s and homestead in the beautiful but cruel "Two Medicine River" country where he has set other work. Reviews mention that this book is part of Doig's "Montana Trilogy", but it stands very well alone. Once I dumped the eyesight-killer and laid hands on a large-print copy, things went much better! It was set in an extremely heavy and ornate font, at about a 9-point size, and I could only read it for a few minutes before developing an eyestrain headache.) (Initially, I had a copy of the Penguin edition, and it was the first book I've ever given up on because of its physical design. Okay, this is a real review of the book I actually read.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |