Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Tall Corn State
Subtitle: An Iowa Story
Author:
Thomas Leverett
Genre: Fiction
Part of a series? No
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57255547-tall-corn-state
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
A young man spends his life hiking around the
country until he settles in Iowa and enrols into university to please his
parents. His student days are short-lived, and he spends his time with
like-minded people, working in a cooperative.
What
I liked about the book:
It was a nice story with character. Although
confusing in places, that was partly the charm of the book.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
The book was enjoyable in its entirety.
My
favourite bits in the book:
I enjoyed the book.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
The book was confusing in places.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
I’m not aware of any other books by this
author.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
I haven’t read any similar books so far.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Perhaps
not |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like laid back action, this book may
be the book for you.
Book
Description by Author:
Among Actualist poets and vegetarian
restaurant/bakery workers, there isn't much serious crime, but there's plenty
in the college town around them. This novel puts you in 1975, when Iowa City
was home to several movements at the same time, and when that guy with the
pitchfork in American Gothic gave everybody a hard look because of all the
things they were doing.
About
the Author:
Thomas
Leverett's writing is influenced partly by a 48-state, 4-country hitchhiking
journey, and partly by a 30-year career as a university ESL teacher. The e
pluribus haiku poetry series reflects intimate knowledge of every corner of the
US, while his short stories focus on the nature of people and their failings.
He is now working on a novel, and his stories are being made into audiobooks.
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