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Moo
Moo
Author: Jane Smiley
"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....  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780449910238
ISBN-10: 0449910237
Publication Date: 3/12/1996
Pages: 432
Rating:
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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2.9 stars, based on 90 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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mcpenguin5 avatar reviewed Moo on + 93 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I found this book slightly disappointing. It was amusing, but no where near the quality of writing I had expected from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. I trifle disjointed, it explores the silly and outrageous antics of a midwestern college campus. The politics of the staff and administration, the emotional upheavals of the undergraduates, and all the goings-on of the people who wrestle for grant money for the university. It has a lot going for it, but did not live up to expectations.
reviewed Moo on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Still trying to figure this one out. Decided reading it again wasn't going to help
reviewed Moo on + 38 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Based on Iowa State University, where she taught for a number of years. Sorta snide and exploitive. Really bites the hand that fed her.
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Helpful Score: 1
Entertaining, fast, hilrious - midwest college life.
Smokey avatar reviewed Moo on + 265 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A very funny book, a satire which also manages to tug at your heartstrings.
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Anyone who attended a large midwestern land grant university will find this an incredibly funny book! Dead on.
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Precious book. Loved it!


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