Rating: 
Summary: not impressed
Review: This is probably my all-time favorite book, and I reread it at least once a year...I am sad every time it ends! Smiley has written a hysterical satire of life among students, professors, and administrators on a Midwester college campus; as someone who's recently graduated from a school similar to Moo U., I can certainly relate. Characters are well, developed, quirky, and eccentric. They are somewhat exaggerated, but easy to imagine and relate to. And don't listen to any reviewers who tell you the cast is too large...the book was easy to follow. The first time I read it, I found it a little slow to get into, but I persisted and encourage others to do the same. I would love to see another book with the same characters; I miss them and want to learn more!!!
Rating: 
Summary: Moo U, how sweet...
Review: Watch out however, for midwesterners as Ms. Smiley says:
The history of the last four years shows that red state types, above all, do not want to be told what to do-they prefer to be ignorant. As a result, they are virtually unteachable.
Listen to what the red state citizens say about themselves, the songs they write, and the sermons they flock to. They know who they are-they are full of original sin and they have a taste for violence.
red state types love to cheat and intimidate, so we have to assume the worst and call them on it every time.
I think this author should start looking for material elsewhere.
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