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Liked It “The only Jane Smiley book I've read that didn't depress me. It was especially funny since I went to Iowa State when Smiley taught there...and I think I recognized a couple of her characters.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Suppose to be a comedy but I just didn't get it. Too many characters that didn't have anything to do with each other. Very disappointing.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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~ Sydney ~ wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The only Jane Smiley book I've read that didn't depress me. It was especially funny since I went to Iowa State when Smiley taught there...and I think I recognized a couple of her characters.”
Paula C wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Strange and intriguing and a little confusing and all over the place, but still interesting. Apparently set in Michigan? And revolving around an extension of the University of Michigan system?”
keran wing wrote this review Wednesday, October 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Suppose to be a comedy but I just didn't get it. Too many characters that didn't have anything to do with each other. Very disappointing. ”
Nancy N wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A total romp on a midwestern college campus, complete with intrigue and a giant pig... wonderful.”
Syllable wrote this review Friday, July 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked it, but certainly didn't love it. This was our book club selection for June 2009. One of my buddies absolutely loved this book - most other readers either appreciated it or never got through it. Characters - Earl the cow... no one else was memorable - economist guy, secretary, dean, college girls....I suppose I didn't really connect with any of the characters and that's part of the reason why I only gave it three stars. Smiley is a smart writer and definitely can keep any reader on her toes!”
Mrs. W wrote this review Thursday, July 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of those books you keep reading hoping it will get better. Never did.”
Diane wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Jane Smiley is a great author and she entertains with this book, she gives a great picture of an agricultural college.”
Morrigan F wrote this review Friday, June 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Moo University is a mostly agricultural college expanded to offer other subjects. And, like most colleges, attracts its share of strange people. From four girls vastly different from one another sharing a suite to an administrative assistant who seems to run everything herself, even if she has to blackmail to do it, to an enormous pig hidden in an abandoned building, there's a lot going on at Moo. And when plots start to unravel, it's a race to see who can scramble out of the way the quickest.
Jen M wrote this review Wednesday, April 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book had everything going for it: amusing storyline, intricate puzzle, oddball characters, short chapters and clever writing style. The only thing it didn't have was my interest. I have no idea why, specifically, but I found myself putting it aside for weeks at a time to read other things and just not wanting to pick it back up again. I finally forced myself to finish it by putting an assigned 50 page minimum per day requirement on myself...so in that sense, it really was like a book about college!
Glad that homework's over!”
“Great read for people like myself who are serving a life sentence in academia....”
mark clark wrote this review Tuesday, April 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
