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Hillary Jordan

Author of Mudbound

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Mudbound [2017 film] (2022) — Original book — 6 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Jordan, Hillary
Birthdate
1963
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Dallas, Texas, USA
Places of residence
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Education
Wellesley College (BA ∙ English and Political Science)
Columbia University (MFA ∙ Creative Writing)
Occupations
advertising copywriter
novelist
Awards and honors
One of twelve New Voices of 2008 chosen by Waterstone's UK
Agent
Chris Parris-Lamb (The Gernert Co.)
Short biography
Hillary Jordan grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. She received her BA in English and Political Science from Wellesley College and spent fifteen years as an advertising copywriter before starting to write fiction. She got her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. She is the author of two novels, both from Algonquin Books: MUDBOUND, published in 2008, and WHEN SHE WOKE, forthcoming October 4, 2011.

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I wanted so badly to LOVE this book. I wanted it to take up residence on my "favorites" shelf. The subject matter of this book, I just knew, as soon as I saw it, this was right up my alley. I promptly put it on my wish list over at barnes and noble, high priority, even. When I saw that the nookbook had one day dropped in price to $3.99 from $14 , I got that tingly feeling that only getting a much-wanted book at a bargain price can give.

The story started okay, explaining who the character was, her predicament and the hows and whys of how she got there. After that, the story pretty much dropped off and it just felt like it was all over the place and NOTHING was resolved. What happened to her sister and Cole? What happened to the people that ran the home she spent those six weeks at? There was mention that the Novembrists might do something to them, but nothing ever happened. Her situation with Aidan, I felt there was no resolution there either. I was sorely disappointed with the story and felt like the author just hurried up and finished. It's almost as if Hillary Jordan got tired of writing and said "screw it, I'm done, let's wrap it up and put a bow on it." I give the book three stars because the idea behind the book is a good one and I did enjoy reading about that. This is just another one of those books that I feel the author could've done so much more with.… (more)
 
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thatnerd | 171 other reviews | Mar 2, 2024 |
Wonderful new talent. Compelling writing. Read this!

June 2013: Even better the second time around.
 
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jemisonreads | 204 other reviews | Jan 22, 2024 |
Incredibly moving and well told. Somehow it manages to be both absolutely devastating but also inspiring. Not only do I want to work towards a better future for all people, I have to remember that there is just so much hurt from the past that must be felt and acknowledged so that it can hopefully one day be healed.
 
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sophia.magyk | 204 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |
Second half is better than the first half, which reminded me of a very tame version of [b:Half-broke Horses|6366437|Half Broke Horses|Jeannette Walls|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348507420s/6366437.jpg|6553801]. (Very tame version.) However, I still felt it was bits of many other books I've read in the past; I can't say it told me a whole lot I hadn't read before. Perhaps the role of African-Americans in WWII, but that's about it. Florence was my favourite character, but she did not get enough "air time." In general, characters were flat or typical; nothing surprising.
But why the tongue?
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LDVoorberg | 204 other reviews | Dec 24, 2023 |

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Rating
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