tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post4910468772332653333..comments2024-03-29T01:43:05.524-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): FFB-LAST BUS TO WISDOM, Ivan Doigpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47824268304721016052021-03-20T21:04:58.434-04:002021-03-20T21:04:58.434-04:00I like the title. Hadn't known of Doig, but as...I like the title. Hadn't known of Doig, but as I'm from Wisconsin it might be a fun read. I was same age as Donal in '51. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59082239540719135572021-03-19T18:59:15.166-04:002021-03-19T18:59:15.166-04:00I like the sound of this book, although the length...I like the sound of this book, although the length does bother me for that kind of book. I am not really familiar with this author, maybe because I concentrated on mystery fiction for much of my reading? But I should try one or two of his books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33105134995287188842021-03-19T10:16:40.989-04:002021-03-19T10:16:40.989-04:00No, it doesn't although I think there were too...No, it doesn't although I think there were too many incidents and characters when it came down to it. I wonder if knowing it would be his last book led him to overwrite it. Still, everyone in my book group liked or loved it. Not usually the case. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59407636239848329272021-03-19T09:50:31.699-04:002021-03-19T09:50:31.699-04:00I have a couple Doig books on my shelves but haven...I have a couple Doig books on my shelves but haven't read them yet. Your review motivates me to start one soon!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73650811210524450932021-03-19T09:16:13.538-04:002021-03-19T09:16:13.538-04:00Doig isn't as good a Tevis, but I enjoyed read...Doig isn't as good a Tevis, but I enjoyed reading the one book of his of several I've picked up at library sales and the like. It doesn't feel too much like a YA book, after all?Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25398627717884334862021-03-19T09:10:33.361-04:002021-03-19T09:10:33.361-04:00Doig got married Aoril 17, 1965, died April 9, 201...Doig got married Aoril 17, 1965, died April 9, 2015.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-51499983754535463042021-03-19T08:23:36.281-04:002021-03-19T08:23:36.281-04:00This is one I'm not familiar with, Patti. But ...This is one I'm not familiar with, Patti. But there is something about a good book set in the West...Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-58031245709745165422021-03-19T08:17:01.452-04:002021-03-19T08:17:01.452-04:00I read the Tevis book some years ago and loved it....I read the Tevis book some years ago and loved it. <br />I think I read Doig's book about a Rascal Fair and one or two others. <br />50th anniversary of his wedding? his writing? I'll check. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86026916054477197722021-03-19T07:53:30.607-04:002021-03-19T07:53:30.607-04:00I just read his Wikipedia entry. What struck me w...I just read his Wikipedia entry. What struck me was, he died eight days before what would have been his 50th Anniversary.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87096564878612128392021-03-19T07:50:42.568-04:002021-03-19T07:50:42.568-04:00Yet another writer I've meant to read but neve...Yet another writer I've meant to read but never got around to.<br /><br />I'm reading THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT by Walter Tevis, which so far proves that they did a very faithful job in adapting it on Netflix. If you've seen the series, the book will be familiar, but that is not to say that you shouldn't bother reading it. You should.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61423591307951696282021-03-19T00:58:12.358-04:002021-03-19T00:58:12.358-04:00I read some early Doig novels but he fell off my r...I read some early Doig novels but he fell off my reading radar somewhere along the way. I'm not sure why since I remember liking his work.Steve A Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.com