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Greed. Envy. Sex. Property. In her subversively funny and genuinely moving new novel, Jane Smiley nails down several American obsessions with the expertise of a master carpenter. Forthright, likable Joe Stratford is the kind of local businessman everybody trusts, for good reason. But it's 1982, and even in Joe's small town, values are in upheaval: not just property values, either. Enter Marcus Burns, a would-be master of the universe whose years with the IRS have taught him which rules are meant to be broken. Before long he and Joe are new best friends--and partners in an investment venture so complex that no one may ever understand it. Add to this Joe's roller coaster affair with his mentor's married daughter. The result is as suspenseful and entertaining as any of Jane Smiley's fiction.""… (plus d'informations)
Jane Smiley is one of my favorite authors. I have had this book in a drawer for 10 years and finally picked it up. Written in 2003, the story takes place in 1982 in a small town probably in North East Pennsylvania. The story is done with a first person narrator named Joe who is a 40 year old divorcee who is a real estate agent/broker. The book does a good job of describing his background and his simple approach to real estate. Smiley does a lot of real estate lingo so the book drags a little during these descriptions but you get the real feel for the deal making that occurred at that time. Ultimately, this resulted in the Saving and Loan debacle. This story shows how all of the characters in the town get caught up in the high charged energy of the out of town "deal maker". Smiley deals with many different issues in this story and does a great job of character development. She was able to get me to emotionally invest in Joe and actively dislike the slimy characters. A very solid book and not a bad introduction to first time Smiley readers. My favorite of hers is "Moo". She has a large inventory of books. If have never read her, then give her a try. She is one our best authors. ( )
I always approach a Jane Smiley novel hoping it will be another like A Thousand Acres. Similar with the well-crafted characters and property/home issues, it unfortunately falls short of Acres. Still a good beach read and good on audio. ( )
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This would be '82. I was out at the Viceroy with Bobby Baldwin. Bobby Baldwin was my one employee, which made us not quite friends, but we went out to the viceroy almost every night. My marriage was finished and his hadn't started, so we spent a lot of time together that most everyone else we knew was spending with their families.
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We stood there for a moment, putting our hats and goggles back on, adjusting our poles and stamping our skis, left, right, and then she stepped over the edge, down the mountain, and for once I recognized something my parents had talked about all my life, and that was the operation of grace in the material world, and I followed her, as fast as she could go.
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Greed. Envy. Sex. Property. In her subversively funny and genuinely moving new novel, Jane Smiley nails down several American obsessions with the expertise of a master carpenter. Forthright, likable Joe Stratford is the kind of local businessman everybody trusts, for good reason. But it's 1982, and even in Joe's small town, values are in upheaval: not just property values, either. Enter Marcus Burns, a would-be master of the universe whose years with the IRS have taught him which rules are meant to be broken. Before long he and Joe are new best friends--and partners in an investment venture so complex that no one may ever understand it. Add to this Joe's roller coaster affair with his mentor's married daughter. The result is as suspenseful and entertaining as any of Jane Smiley's fiction.""
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