A Thousand Acres

Kathy Miller
Jan 6, 2024
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Updated: Aug 30, 2025

Jane Smiley, 1991 Date Read 1/5/23

This novel is about generational trauma and child abuse and while I have a lot of thoughts on those topics, I'm not going to address them here because this blog is for me and I don't want to.

It is very well written and engrossing. Not a fun read by any means.

I was blown away that in the 1970s, a waitress could work full time and earn vacation, and enough money for a two bedroom apartment.

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