About this title: The saga of how a widow from Minneapolis and her brother--soon to become the new teacher in a tiny Montana community in 1909--change lives in unexpected ways has all the charm of old-school storytelling, from Dickens to Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harvest Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780156031646ISBN:0156031647
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very gently read. Does have name written on inside cover, otherwise very nice. Quality, great service and fair prices always. Will ship next business day or sooner. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 345 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780156031646ISBN:0156031647
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"I had a hard time rating this book, so let me lay out the pros and cons.
Cons: Plot is a little dull compared to some other recent books I've read. I mean, it takes place out in Nowhere, Montana- so there's not a lot going on.
Pros: Perhaps part of the book's appeal is that despite the lack of real excitement, I definitely loved the characters enough that I wanted to keep reading. Which leads me to...
Pro: The characters were awesome. I feel like I know them, and the book wasn't that long. I really loved the narrator Paul, and his brothers, his father, and of course Rose and Morrie.
Pro: Speaking of Morrie, one of the best parts of this book was how it made me think back about all the amazing teachers I've had in my life and how truly important they are. I loved Morrie the teacher, which brings me to.... **spoiler here**
Con: The ending? Here I loved Rose and Morrie the whole book, and well, they just don't turn out to be as good of people as you think they are. I think that kind of ruined the respect I had for Morrie as the teacher. Also...
Con: I'm not sure I got what Paul was saying on the last page. I read it like 3 times but I'm still not sure what happened."
"Paul Milliron is a seemingly insignificant child. Living with his father and 2 younger brothers on the plains of Montana in 1909, the motherless family knows hardship and good times in equal measure.
When Paul's father takes it upon himself to hire a housekeep from Minneapolis, Paul and his younger brothers are in for the treat of their life when Rose Llewellyn and her brother Morrie Morgan show up on their front steps.
Gradually the relationship between Mr. Milliron and Rose grows to be something more and the boys begin to see her and Morrie as irreplaceable parts of their lives. Morrie and Rose are harboring a secret however, one that could either break, or make the family.
I had mixed reactions to "The Whistling Season." Overall I liked it. The writing is superb and descriptive and the characters are people I can relate to and want to know more about. On the flip side, there really was no solid plotline. Yes, there was a growing relationship between the characters and minor happenings that will happen in 1909 Montana, but besides that it was like an ongoing episode of "The Waltons."
That's really all I have to say about it. It was good, I liked it. Would I read a sequel? ...meh. Maybe, if I couldn't find anything more interesting to pick up.
I give "The Whistling Season" 4 stars for the quality of writing and the characters, 3 for the overall plotline. Overall it was unremarkable through a haze of slightly peaked interest."
"Doig is a true blooded Western writer whose setting seems to always be Montana. I have really liked his books in the past, especially Dancing at the Rascal Fair. This book is the story of three boys and their father who hire a housekeeper to help them out after their mother dies. When the housekeeper arrives, she has her brother in tow who becomes the new school teacher at the one room school house for the homesteaders. The story is told from the eldest son's point of view as he reflects on what he learned as he gets to know the newcomers. His reflection takes place as he is a state school administrator assigned to determine the fate of the one room school house. Overall, it was a good book that is very well written but a little slow at times. It is actually something I could use at an option for summer reading but it wasn't super engaging. I would recommend this book to those who enjoy Doig and/ or literature about early Western settlements and especially Montana."
"Having grown up in Montana, I felt a certain duty to read Ivan Doig. I selected "The Whistling Season" based on library availability and hope that this title is representative of his other novels. Doig's writing style and character development have made me a big fan. He turns a beautiful phrase, but does so in an apparently effortless manner that provides richness without excess. Characters initially seem simple but develop into those you know and care about as if they were family."
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