A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley
Total Points
#249
- Pages
- 371
- Genres
- Literary Fiction Adult Fiction Family
- Award(s)
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National Book Critics Circle Award (1991)
Pulitzer Prize (1992)
A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long-suppressed emotions. An ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear cast upon a typical American community in the late twentieth century, A Thousand Acres takes on themes of...
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Feb 2nd, 2019
Jan 5th, 2018
loved this but I remember thinking that it went just a little too far for shock value....since then I've read more shocking novels....sometimes I just love a good story.
Jan 5th, 2018
loved this but I remember thinking that it went just a little too far for shock value....since then I've read more shocking novels....sometimes I just love a good story.
Jan 7th, 2015
May 26th, 2014
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