Jane Smiley
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| Title | : | A Thousand Acres |
| Author | : | Jane Smiley |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 371 pages |
| Published | : | December 2nd 2003 by Anchor (first published 1991) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Literary Fiction. Contemporary. Literature. Novels. Family. Adult Fiction |
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Aging Larry Cook announces his intention to turn over his 1,000-acre farm--one of the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa--to his three daughters, Caroline, Ginny, and Rose. A man of harsh sensibilities, he carves Caroline out of the deal because she has the nerve to be less than enthusiastic about her father's generosity. While Larry Cook deteriorates into a pathetic drunk, his daughters are left to cope with the often grim realities of life on a family farm--from battering husbands to cutthroat lenders. In this winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Smiley captures the essence of such a life with stark, painful detail.List Books Toward A Thousand Acres
| Original Title: | A Thousand Acres |
| ISBN: | 1400033837 (ISBN13: 9781400033836) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | United States of America Iowa(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1992), Ambassador Book Award for Fiction (1992), Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction (1991), National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (1991), Society of Midland Authors Award for Fiction (1992) |
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This won a Pulitzer Prize and acts as yet another testament to why the Pulitzer Prize should largely be ignored. However, the fact that it did win a Pulitzer makes me feel less embarrassed about reading it...even if it was just for class.A Thousand Acres, told from the middle of three daughters, is a story about a small farming community in rural Iowa during the mid-1970s and is loosely based on King Lear. A bunch of tragic shit happens that is mostly the fault of the men. This proves to beWow!! The drama and impact of this Pulitzer Prize winning novel increases more and more the further you go. A compelling read that I highly recommend. The family dynamics of both the Cook family and their nearest neighbors, the Clarks, start off seemingly so smooth and normal and unravel so completely.Plenty to think about so more may come...
In the beginning I felt there were a lot of characters to keep track of, but while some names are mentioned later on that I did not recall that was not actually a problem for me. I only realized while reading other reviews that this was a spin off of King Lear and that helps explain why some of the characters, while otherwise humble, cheated on their spouses and even tried to kill the people closest to them. I thought that the idea of the death of the American farm was the most powerful part of
Daddy thinks history starts fresh every day, every minute, that time itself begins with the feelings hes having right now. Thats how he keeps betraying us, why he roars at us with such conviction. We have to stand up to that, and say, at least to ourselves, that what hes done before is still with us, still right here in this room until theres true remorse. Nothing will be right until theres that. He looks so, sort of, weakened. Weakened is not enough. Destroyed isnt enough. Hes got to repent
A nuanced and multilayered family drama set in 1970s Zebulon County, Iowa. Jane Smileys distinct voice births the characters of Larry Clark, and his three daughters, Ginny, Rose, and Caroline. Although it shares some characteristics with Shakespeares King Lear, it has its own shape and form and carries its own profundity. Smiley is specific about the history of Larry Cooks thousand acres, its genesis through sweat equity, the draining of its marshy waters to reveal the fertile and generative
Such a 5 star book!!!!!This will be a great book to discuss.I listened to it on Audible and the narrator was excellent. Actually, I am exhausted now, I feel as though I lived through this book...The discussion starts on August 1st, /All About Books group.
People keep secrets when other people dont want to hear the truth.A Thousand Acres is one of those novels that kind of creeps up on you. You do not realize it is pulling you in, but it does so bit by bit. Every time I picked up the book, I read for long periods. The novel is a modern version (slight retelling) of Shakespeares King Lear. The text begin in 1979 on an Iowa farm, and is told from the perspective of the eldest of three daughters, Ginny Cook. Ginny is the surrogate for Shakespeares
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