A Map of the World
 

Map of the World

by Jane Hamilton

Oprah Book Club® Selection, December 1999: In A Map of the World, appearance overwhelms reality and communal hysteria threatens common sense. Howard and Alice Goodheart, the couple at the center of Jane Hamilton's 1994 novel, have labored mightily to create a pastoral paradise in a Wisconsin subdivision. Their 400-acre dairy farm is the last in Prairie Center, and they're working flat out to... (read more)

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gina h
  • Rated 4 stars

I just reread this book and although it can be a bit depressing I love the way Jane Hamilton writes.

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  • Rated 1 stars

a tiresome tale

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  • Rated 3.509202 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
 

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  • Jennifer the Forgetful Faerie Queen

    jennifer the forgetful faerie queen said:

    I started that book and I am not sure how many pages I got to .....But I got so DEPRESSED it took me weeks to get out of the funk. I suffer from Depression to begin with but was fine when I started reading the book. I picked it up because it was on Oprah's book club....But its to sad and deep for my wittle soul. I don't recommend this book to people at all.

    posted 3 weeks ago ( | view 1 reply )
  • Stephanie

    stephanie said:

    I've manged to get through about 115 pages or so and am finding it very hard to continue. Is it worth finishing?

    posted 3 weeks ago
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