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English Creek (Audio Cassette)

by Ivan Doig (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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The summer of his 14th year brings challenges and changes to Jick McCaskill and his family, in this book which echoes with "the pioneering and human spirit," observed PW. Jick's older brother decides not to attend college, becoming a cowboy instead; a fire in Two Medicine National Forest threatens to destroy the community; and, "by summer's end, Jick has learned the secret his father and an old campjack have kept from the rest of the community," PW added. November
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Adapted from the first story in Ivan Doig's Montana trilogy, this tape introduces Jick McCaskill and captures the look and mood of Montana ranch country in the years between the Depression and WW II. 2 cassettes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Coming Of Age Book, May 22 2004
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This review is from: English Creek (Paperback)
Ivan Doig is one of the great American writers. This book is, chronologically, in the middle of what started out as a trilogy (Dancing At The Rascal Fair and Ride With Me Mariah Montana being the bracketing books) that expanded with Mountain Time. This book is also the most accessible to people who are not familiar with Doig but who might enjoy books about boys coming of age. Doig is a brilliant writer, better than Stegner. I recommend all of the books in the series.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Bildungsroman, Aug 6 2002
By R. Albin (Ann Arbor, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: English Creek (Paperback)
This is a very good coming of age novel - historical novel. Set in rural Montana on the eve of World War II, English Creek describes the summer experiences of an intelligent 15 year old. Written by a Montana native who has done a good deal of historical research, English Creek is not only a Bildungsroman but also a detailed portrait of life in rural Montana. Told with humor and considerable insight, English Creek is a sweet but not saccharine book about a more innocent but not necessarily easier time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Doig writes books as real as life itself, July 6 2002
By R. Tiedemann "Sunnye" (Bellevue, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: English Creek (Paperback)
ENGLISH CREEK is about a boy's awakening into maturity. It's the summer of his 15th birthday and Jick McCaskill experiences new awareness -- of his history as well as of his relationships with and among family and friends. His sense of security is threatened when his older brother defies their parents to take up with a local beauty and become a cowboy instead of going to college. Jick is challenged by unexpected changes in new grown-up ways and as he meets those challenges he sees himself and his world through a dying innocence.

To say Doig's prose is rich and powerful is like describing a tornado as breezy. A master of the English language, story-teller par excellence and character builder supreme, funny, intelligent, witty, sad is to understate. Superlatives fall short of accuracy. Ivan Doig's books are as real as life itself. To contemplate his words is to rethink reality and to embrace new insights.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Very Dull
I had to read this book for my college english class and it may in fact be the most boring book I have ever read. Read more
Published on Dec 10 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Great intro to the trilogy
"English Creek" is a great intro into the trilogy. I have just finished all three and hated to see the end of each. You truly grow to love the characters. Read more
Published on Dec 2 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Great literature
This is a fabulous book. The writing is not focused on action and plot, but on character and setting. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2001 by Becs Richert

3.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, it's for English class.
The year is 1939, and Jick McCaskill is the most charming fourteen year old man of the land in Montana. Read more
Published on May 12 2000 by Taryn Grisz

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply magical!
Doig's characters are just incredible. His sense of humor is immense. His description of the depression years in Montana is fascinating. Read more
Published on Oct 3 1999 by G. Stafford

4.0 out of 5 stars Characters, descriptive language, and style!
A reviewer of Mr. Doig's "English Creek" notes that it does not deal with a "dysfunctional family". Read more
Published on Jun 4 1999 by wendle@concurrent.com

4.0 out of 5 stars I loved the style, but not the ending.
Doig's writing, like so many who are from Montana and write about it, captures nature beautifully. Like other writers from this area (Norm McClean comes to mind) Doig paints a... Read more
Published on Mar 11 1999 by LaLoren

5.0 out of 5 stars A coming of age book in 1930s front-range Montana.
English Creek will linger in your memory. Its story of 14 year old Jick McCaskill is by far the best of Ivan Doig's Montana books. Read more
Published on Feb 8 1999 by jheinin@primanet.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, highly recommended
I recommended this to eveyrone who would listen.
Published on Jun 18 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars If Only World Enough & Time
Doig details the life of the 14-year-old Jick in Two Medicine Country. This is a subtle, slice of life book that in the end will split your heart like a close knit family... Read more
Published on Mar 4 1998 by Alan Nelson, No Chance Meeting...

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