Last Hundred Years Trilogy: Early Warning (Series #2) (Paperback)

from froxgirl

It's been months and many books ago that I read the first in Jane Smiley's trilogy, Some Luck. There is a family tree at the beginning of Early Warning - thank goodness, because there are over 50 characters in four generations, and if I hadn't made a copy of the lineage links and kept it by my si...

from melissarochelle

Read from March 05 to 15, 2015 The Langdons ruined me for any other family saga after I finished Some Luck. I wasn't interested in reading about any other family -- luckily I was able to snag a digital review copy of this one! The same thing I said about Some Luck remains here -- if you're lookin...

from JosephKing6602

Family story & myriad of characters did keep one's interest. Good read, but not as good as Thousand Acres which was more emotional. I was glad she included a family tree in the front...I was constantly referring back to it!...

from nivramkoorb

This is the 2nd book in Jane Smiley's planned trilogy about the Langdon family. It starts in 1920 and will go through the present. It is told one year at a time and is a sprawling family saga. Early Warning covers the years 1953 through 1986. This is not a plot driven story for those looking for ...

from SheTreadsSoftly

Early Warning by Jane Smiley is a highly recommended second book in her planned Last Hundred Years in America trilogy. This continues the story began with Some Luck and follows the years of 1953-1986. Smiley covers one year per chapter and there is a family tree included at the beginning of the b...