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The Octopus.(Book Review)(Audiobook Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
From: Kliatt
Date: 20020901
Author:Boardman, Edna M.
Frank Norris. 1901/2000. Read by Jonathan Reese. Books on Tape. 14-1.5 hour tapes. 0-7366-8330-1. $112.00. Vinyl; plot notes. SA
The octopus of the title is the railroad, an unethical conglomerate of moguls who exemplify indifference to the needs of the wheat growers of California's 1900 San Joaquin Valley. But this book, a classic in both literature and economics, is no one-tone story. Norris leisurely evokes the setting and brings to life the individuals of the valley with generous helpings of descriptive detail. Some listeners will love that detail: the old mission that ...
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