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Book Description:
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 Shakespeares King Lear cast upon a typical American community in the late twentieth century, A Thousand Acres takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride, and reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity.
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Leigh P. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
The parallels to King Lear in this novel are so well-crafted and so subtly slipped in that the reader would not realize it unless it was pointed out. Smiley does a brilliant job of constructing believable characters - some fragile, others strong, all of them fully rounded. The way she describes the farmland is unmatched. Definitely recommended.
Judy F. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was a Pulitzer Prize winner, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The book is about the lives and loves of a farming family living in the midwest and takes place mostly in the 70's. Parts of it will make you laugh and some will make you want to cry--a very good book.