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The King of Kings County: A Novel
Few first novels elicit the rave reviews enjoyed by Whitney Terrell for The Huntsman. The New York Times called it �a searing first novel,� while the Chicago Tribune compared Terrell to �Faulkner, Conrad, and Melville.� In The King of Kings County, Terrell again takes us to his native Kansas City for a heartrending look at a young man�s coming- of-age as he confronts his f...more
Hardcover, 368 pages
Published
August 18th 2005
by Viking Adult
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Starting at a young age, Jack Acheson observes first-hand the development of Kings County, a fictionalized Johnson County, KS. Jack’s father, Alton Acheson, capitalized on the plans to build I-35 by buying property along the future highway, mostly through manipulation and by unscrupulous means. His father’s involvement with the principle players in Kansas City’s history positions Jack firmly in a circle of friends with influential parents. Alton is not above using unfortunate events to his advan...more
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Terrell's debut novel, 2001's The Huntsman, earned him comparisons with William Faulkner and Herman Melville. This second novel, which falls into the same "real estate" camp as Richard Ford's Independence Day, Steven Millhauser's Martin Dressler, and Jane Smiley's Good Faith, continues to chart Kansas City on the literary map. Terrell successfully renders the drama of Americana, with its capitalistic aspirations, racial complexity, and familial rites amid the bunting and rolling stage of Kings C
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Great overview of Kansas City's recent history, to the point where at times it felt like nonfiction with a novel sewn in. For anyone interested in the postwar move to the suburbs, and the problems with race that ran alongside it.
A sweeping, historically rich portrait of the economically parasitical development of suburban Kansas City told through the lens of a funny and tender father-son relationship.
Checked out of library in Marlinton, on Vicky's recommendation. Very much enjoyed this book. Don't remember exactly when I read it, so I picked 2005.
A very good novel by a local author about the racism behind the development of the suburbs of Kansas City in the mid-20th century.
This book was a novel about the development of Johnson County, Kansas (suburb of Kansas City, MO). As a resident of Johnson County I found the book interesting. The story used to drive the story was enjoyable and the character development was decent. I enjoyed the book because I live in the area where the book is set, so the things I was reading about were familiar. I'm not sure if I would have felt the same way had I not been living in the Kansas City area.
Liked it enough to consider reading his first book The Huntsman: A Novel. I'm biased here as a native of Kansas City where the book takes place.
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