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A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley
by Jane Smiley
A clunky retelling of Lear. Only at the very end do you get a touch of Lear's darkness, but it's not enough to save the novel. One of the most overrated novels I've ever read. I think this book won some awards, and might of been an Oprah Book before there were Oprah Books. A classic example of why some awards and book club favorites are not to be trusted. Come to think of it, I've only read one great novel by Smiley, The Greenlanders. And that book is unlike anything else she's done.
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Jan 15, 2012 10:23am
I couldn't make it through the first chapter. Like you, I was hoping for something a lot better.
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