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Sweet Thunder: A Novel by Ivan Doig
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Sweet Thunder: A Novel (edition 2013)

by Ivan Doig

Series: Whistling Season (3)

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After inheriting a fixer-upper, newlywed Morrie Morgan returns to 1920s Butte, Montana, to fight a rival newspaper and help the miners working for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company.
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Title:Sweet Thunder: A Novel
Authors:Ivan Doig
Info:Riverhead Hardcover (2013), Hardcover, 320 pages
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I wondered if he could possibly maintain the momentum of the previous two books, in terms of pacing, plot, and interest. He did all that and more. By half-way through I could not put this book down. So, so good. Right to the very last page, I was spell-bound.

Thank you Ivan Doig, for some of the most engaging, thoughtful fiction I have read in ages. The three "Morrie" books were a total pleasure! ( )
  BethOwl | Jan 24, 2024 |
This was a fun end to the Morrie Morgan series. ( )
  BoundTogetherForGood | Apr 25, 2022 |
Couldn't get into this tale of union - vs - copper bosses in 1920s Montana, centered around a pro-union newspaper.

Sounds good, I know -- that's why I swapped for it. But the narrative voice is really annoying and the characters (usually a strength for Doig) were flat and lifeless. ( )
  LyndaInOregon | Dec 27, 2021 |
I'm a fan of Ivan Doig and thought that Whistling Season was near a masterpiece. But Sweet Thunder doesn't measure up, despite often being quite entertaining and deftly written. The characters, the plot, the circumstances often seem slightly contrived. That said, it is a fun read, very lighthearted. ( )
  rongeigle | Dec 29, 2014 |
Great historical fiction of Butte in the days of Anaconda Company rule. Main character is a newspaper writer specializing in Editorial views on a newspaper fighting the owned newspaper of Anaconda company and fighting for the miners. Another excellent Ivan Doig masterpiece. ( )
  ZachMontana | Sep 18, 2014 |
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After inheriting a fixer-upper, newlywed Morrie Morgan returns to 1920s Butte, Montana, to fight a rival newspaper and help the miners working for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company.

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