Should this book stay on the list?

Yes, I finished a great book (which is on one of the challenge lists for July) and was concerned about how I could follow up with anything that would be as good. And this was the perfect book! I enjoyed the humor and it was so well written. Definitely an enjoyable read for the decade.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Sandy Carowick.

Yes – this is the first book I’ve read by Ivan Doig but I doubt it will be the last. I enjoyed the story and the humor, the array of characters and situations and the sense of time and place. It was very well done on audio too.

I’m not sure how much the book presents the 1950s perspective – so in that it maybe would not be one to stay on the decade’s list. I did enjoy the book though the characters showing up over and over again throughout the journey and the ending was a bit unbelievable. I loved the voice of Donal, felt like he was almost a mid-20th century Mark Twain/Huck Finn kind of character.  This was my first Ivan Doig, though I’ve had him recommended by several over the last 10 years. I love the characters he creates and will definitely be open to reading more from him.