Moo
by Jane Smiley
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Author: Jane SmileyEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-02-28
ISBN: 0804117683
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Ivy Books
Book Reviews of Moo
Book Review: amazing mostly because it is almost true
Summary: 5 Stars
There is an environmental subtext among the many threads of Jane Smiley's delightful satire of midwestern campus life, _Moo_, which I'm currently devouring. The book is anything but heavy-handed, though the characters mostly are fanatical, each in their own way. Still, at every turn the exagerration is so slight that the whole ridiculous business is entirely believable. It's really a delightful use of the "omniscient" narrative. _Moo_ presents such a plethora of points of view that you can't help disagreeing with it, but unless you've completely lost all vestiges of a sense of humor, you will probably get a kick out of it, expecially if you've ever spent time at a state university. The commentary on the human condition that runs through this book without ever being explicit is a bonus. It's worth pausing to think about how much like real life this farce really is.
Summary of Moo
"DELECTABLY ENTERTAINING. . . . An uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest."--The New York Times
Nestled in the heart of the Midwest, amid cow pastures and waving fields of grain, lies Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the art and science of agriculture. Here, among an atmosphere rife with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and academic one-upmanship, Chairman X of the Horticulture Department harbors a secret fantasy to kill the dean; Mrs. Walker, the provost's right hand and campus information queen, knows where all the bodies are buried; Timothy Nonahan, associate professor of English, advocates eavesdropping for his creative writing assignments; and Bob Carlson, a sophomore, feeds and maintains his only friend: a hog named Earl Butz. In this wonderfully written and masterfully plotted novel, Jane Smiley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres, offers us a wickedly funny comedy that is also a darkly poignant slice of life.
"FAST, HILARIOUS, AND HEARTBREAKING . . . Not for a minute does Moo lose its perfect satiric pitch or its pacing. . . . Don't skip a page, don't skip a paragraph. It's going to be on the final."
--People
"SMART, IRREVERENT, AND WICKEDLY TENDER . . . Moo suggests a mix of Tom Wolfe's wit and John Updike's satiny reach . . . Engaging."
--The Boston Globe
"ENTERTAINING . . . Displays a wicked wit and an unerring eye for American foibles . . . Stuffed with memorable characters, sparkling with deliciously acid humor, Moo is a rare bird in today's literary menagerie: a great read that also makes you think."
--Chicago Sun-Times
From the Trade Paperback edition.
The hallowed halls of Moo University, a midwestern agricultural institution (aka "cow college"), are rife with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and academic one-upsmanship. In this wonderfully written and masterfully plotted novel, Jane Smiley, the prizewinning author of A Thousand Acres, offers a wickedly funny, darkly poignant comedy. A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.
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