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Summary: I enjoyed how some controversial subjects were put so nicely
Review: The title of this book describes the setting of the book. It's a small town out in the middle of the Montana wilderness. The narrator of the story, David Hayden tells about his horrifying times as his learns about a family secret his family is trying to keep from him. David listens in on a conversation about his Native American nanny and finds that she has fallen ill and desperately does not want to see the doctor, David's uncle. In those days Indians had very little respect and rights. And he learns that his uncle has even less respect and does not obey his duties as a doctor. The problem is that David's father is the sheriff of the town. He learns about the trouble with his brother and concludes that he must do what's right and arrest his brother. The problem comes in when David's grandfather gets very upset that his one son is in jail and the other put him there. The grandfather takes matters into his own hands and endangers them all. The author Larry Watson does a superb job at making things appear real. The main character is a pre-teen but he acts much older. The story takes place in 1948 but I think it seems to fit well into the society that we live in today. In the news you often hear about doctors taking advantage of patients and influential people trying to get their family or friends out of trouble to preserve their reputation. If you enjoy hearing stories about people who had to go through misfortunes and overcome them; then you would like this book. The beginning gets you set in the world they are living in at the time and can get slow. But once you get to the problems and the story starts spiraling, you can't put it down. This is one of my favorite books.
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Summary: A family tragedy seen through the eyes of a young boy
Review: With hesitation, I read this book. Upon completion, I found it to be one of the most remarkable books I have read in many years. Montana 1948 is the story of tragedy of a small-town family. It tells of the fight for family loyalty and/or justice proceeding to the consequences of such decision. David Hayden, the young protagonist in this novel, observes the struggle of his father who is the sheriff in their small town. His father has to choose whether to arrest his brother who is the local doctor of rape or to overlook it because of the close family ties. It is told through the boy's eyes, but in telling it shows a simple picture of emotions of all the adults involved in this tragedy--the angst of father in making the decision, the downfall of his uncle who goes to extreme lengths to cover up the crime, and the starting truth finally told by the passive mother who only sees what she should see. I was reminded a lot of the book To Kill a Mockingbird, but this book is a story in its own right. It is a simple story but it is complex in its own right. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: Wow what a boring book
Review: It seemed like larry watson didn't know what he was doing. He foreshadows every little event through the wind. Its filled with so many stupid meaningless symolisms and metophores. This book has one theme and thats RETARTED
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Summary: Montana 1948
Review: Montana 1948 was an excellent read. I really enjoyed this book. Larry Watson made the characters come to life in my mind. There are a lot of details which make the book very interesting. Each word was enough to kept me want to keep turning the page. This book, like many other books, starts off slow, but eventually picks up speed and becomes more interesting. The story takes place in the summer of 1948 in Montana and is told through the eyes of David Hayden. This time period is probably one of the hardest summers of David's life. He loses his Native American nanny. He finds out that his war hero/doctor Uncle Frank is hiding something far too embarrassing to expose to the community. He knows that if he does it will ruin the Hayden name. David's grandpa was the sheriff for every year running. When it was time for him to retire, he passed the job on to his other son Wesley. When Frank's true side is exposed it is up to Wesley to step in and try to keep it hush-hush.
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Summary: Montana 1948
Review: This book, with its shocking scenarios and surprising actions, is a good, strong story of a family living in a small town with a very big name trying to make the right decisions and at the same time keep the family name good and pure. This is difficult, though, because of corruption and scandal that surfaces in this small town. the book is based around the Hayden family, which is made up of the grandfather who had been the sheriff for many years, his two sons, one is a veteran and a doctor who is married and the other is the recent sheriff who is married with a son, David. David is the narrator in this book, telling his life story, and what he went through as a 12 year old boy learning dark secrets about his once idolized family. This book is very powerful and I disagree with the Review by The New York Times Book Review, which states the "...coming-of-age novel depends on cliched characters to lug the story to its conclusion." On the contrary, the chararcters in this story make the conclusion as well as the rest of the book, very interesting and moving. For example, when David's mother, learns of their family's scandals and ends up pulling out her husbands gun to protect their house against a bunch of men trying to break in their house. This review also states that "Purple prose is the real culprit in this shallow yet overwrought tale.", which I also disagree with. Although this book may have some explicit language, it goes along with the story-line and only makes it stronger.
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Summary: wow
Review: What kind of sick, twisted, evil teacher would make a student read this. This is the worst, most boring book I was ever forced to read. This includes The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, and a Separate Peace, by John Knowles, and a list of many others. This book doesn't even merit one star, unfortunately, you can't give it zero stars. I don't know what my teacher thinks we should be getting out of this book, but it is so bad that I just don't care.
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Summary: 4.5 stars
Review: Watson weaves a tale about family, loyalty, and justice... and how a twelve year old boy remembers the summer of 1948. _Montana 1948_ was very well-written, and I found myself immersed in the story. Watson's setting, post-war Montana, matched well with his style and tone. The setting was quiet and casual, and while there were some very sad and tragic themes discussed, the style remained calm and quiet. Overall a good piece of short fiction.
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Summary: Excellent Coming of Age Novel
Review: Out of the many coming of age novels I've read, Montana 1948 is one of the best, and for those who hate reading a lot, it isn't very long. It's plot is original, and David's premature loss of innocence is portrayed flawlessly through his thoughts and actions. As the book progresses, one can see how he struggles to adapt to the adult world as his childhood is mercilesly taken from him. Watson depicts the struggle between family loyalty and morality as the heartwrenching experience it truly is, and the ending demostrates the permanent effects that Montana 1948 had on the Hayden family. Montana 1948 shows that one can lose their childhood unexpectedly at any given time, and the effects reverberate throughout the rest of his/her life. I strongly recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: hihehe
Review: HI ANG HOW R U?
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Summary: BAD
Review: This was probably the longest most uninteresting book in the world with random pointless metaphors and rediculous motifs that I felt sick throughout the entire novel. Just another, I know whats right but what to do, books. If there was a possible negative star this would get it. If number the stars wasn't a book this would be the worst one.
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