This is the final book of the Ivan Doig’s Montana trilogy. It focuses on the 1989 centennial celebration; In the second book – though first in the fiction timeline – Montana’s statehood was celebrated.
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Reading: English Creek by Ivan Doig
Jick McCaskill comes of age in 1930’s Montana.
Reading: Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories by Jean Shepherd
They are all here: Ralph (though here he is the unnamed narrator), his brother Randy, the Old Man, his mom, his friends Schwartz and Flick, and the arch enemies Skut Farkas and Grover Dill. . If you love “A Christmas Story” – and really, who doesn;t – you’ll enjoy this group of stories from the fictional Hohman, Indiana.
Reading: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure IslandAuthor: Robert Louis StevensonPublished: 1885Type: FictionFinished: July 17, 2020 Rating: ★★★ Image from Amazon This is it! “X” marks the spot – the canonical pirate story. While there were others before, this 19th century novel is the one which establishes the Romantic pirate folklore we all know. In it we have: A one legged… Continue reading Reading: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Reading: Reality Is Not What It Seems – Carlo Rovelli
Reality Is Not What It Seems Author: Carlo RovelliCopyright: 2014Type Non Fiction – PhysicsFinished: June 20, 2020 Rating: ★★★ Image From Amazon Carlo Rovelli is a physicist who tries to explain the current state of physics to the layman. In the first part of the book, Rovelli explains the history of physics starting with the… Continue reading Reading: Reality Is Not What It Seems – Carlo Rovelli
