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I'm very glad I read and finished this trilogy, but I'll be straight with you - the first book is three times as good as the third book. This rating is more like 3.5 stars or even 3 stars, but it's bumped up because the trilogy as a whole is so good.
This book takes place from when, the late 1980s until 2018 I believe. You would think that reading all three books in a row, back to back, I would be able to keep all the names straight, but no. Even the older characters, who had been in since the f ...more
This book takes place from when, the late 1980s until 2018 I believe. You would think that reading all three books in a row, back to back, I would be able to keep all the names straight, but no. Even the older characters, who had been in since the f ...more
So hard to read because the cast of character just keeps growing exponentially....well, duh, that's what families do. But I stuck with it and loved passages, wished I had created fictional photographs for the characters and was awed by Smiley's brilliance. That's why it is amazing. She is a wizard. and never does the same kind of book twice. I am in awe of her genius.
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The third and final volume of Jane Smiley’s trilogy covering one hundred years in the life of the Langdon family was elegiac and thoughtful. I am always drawn to epic family sagas, and these three books were an immensely satisfying way to fill that craving.
I enjoyed this trilogy. I think the author did a great job of writing a complicated family history set over 100 years. Having farming in my family history made me appreciate this aspect of the story. I loved getting to know all of the Langdons.
Oct 16, 2015
Kimberly
marked it as to-read
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Lisa
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Melissa
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Nicole Oswald
marked it as to-read
