montana 2

In all, I thought Montana was a great book. I was in suspense for pretty much the whole book, wanting to see if Frank would be tried for his crimes, then what he would do in "jail" in his brother's basement, and if anything would happen with the men from David's grandfather's farm. I did not expect Frank to kill himself at all, rather I thought he might die trying to escape caught in a crossfire with the family and the men from Grandfather's farm, or something like that. Going to jail definitely wasn't an option, because there was no way there would be that kind of embarrassment for the family. I also really liked how the author added the epilogue, in that it ended the story fully, leaving nothing unsaid, unlike most books that try to make you figure out what the author wanted to say. Again, I thought this was a really good book and would certainly hope it remains part of the class.

For some insight into the native Americans of Montana:

http://www.native-languages.org/montana.htm