A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley
Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeA contained, moving novel: weighty and grounded. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who 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.
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- Jane Smiley
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 378
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- Open Library
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