stefaniebrooktrout 's review for:

Moo by Jane Smiley
5.0

Jane Smiley was faculty at Iowa State University when she wrote this book. Having taught at the same Midwestern land-grant university, I found Moo hilarious and spot-on. The cast of characters is as sprawling as the campus of any land-grant institution, and some parts are as dense as any academic paper you've ever read, but it was worth the labor. I did question, however, if those who haven't spent time in academia would appreciate it like I did.