Book :: A Thousand Acres
| By: | Jane Smiley |
| Pages: | 371 |
| Published: | 1991 |
| Genre(s): | Literary Fiction |
| Adult Fiction | |
| Family | |
| Award(s): | National Book Critics Circle Award (1991) |
| Pulitzer Prize (1992) | |
| Rating: | (5) |
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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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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
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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
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