Book Review
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
I scored this book 4/5
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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.
It was a nice story with character. Although confusing in places, that was partly the charm of the book.
The book was enjoyable in its entirety.
I enjoyed the book.
The book was confusing in places.
I’m not aware of any other books by this author.
I haven’t read any similar books so far.
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.
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.
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.