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Title	:	The Cadence of Grass
Author	:	Thomas McGuane
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	May 13th 2003 by Vintage (first published 2002)
Categories	:	Fiction. Novels

The Cadence of Grass

Thomas McGuane

Paperback | Pages: 256 pages

Rating: 3.55 | 401 Users | 41 Reviews

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Sunny Jim Whitelaw, a descendent of pioneers and owner of a large bottling plant, may have died, but he has no intention of relinquishing control: his will specifies that no one gets a cent unless his daughter Evelyn reconciles with her estranged husband, Paul. But Evelyn is a strong-willed woman, fiercely attached to the land, whose horses transport her to a West she feels is disappearing, while Paul is a suave manipulator, without scruples, intent on living well.

As played out on the majestic stage of Montana cattle country, the ensuing drama involves blood, money, sex, vengeance, and a cross-dressing rancher. The Cadence of Grass is renewed evidence that McGuane is one of the finest writers we have, capable of simultaneously burnishing and demolishing the mythology of the West while doing rope tricks with the English language.

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Original Title:	The Cadence of Grass
ISBN:	0679767452 (ISBN13: 9780679767459)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.55 From 401 Users | 41 Reviews

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I didn't care for this one. I'd have to describe the writing style as angular. It's more a man's book, I think, than a woman's. The sentence structure is often awkward as are the changes in scene. The writing shines occasionally when describing the weather and landscape, for which the author clearly has great affection. I found the characters to be shallowly drawn. The dialog didn't ring true to my ear, and was at times incomprehensible. Great title, though.

Liked this book, didnt love it. Western setting. Land and family. Some humor. Rancher/friend is actually father of main female character

This novel is in the same vein as Nothing But Blue Skies. I loved it: juicy, funny, raunchy. A great read.

The title alone makes this book worth reading.

The 4 stars is for the last 30 pages of the book; the words just about leap off the page, and the last 5 pages are electrifying, cathartic, inevitable, mystic, and horrible. I liked the language of the book a lot; the plot and most of the characters seemed secondary. Almost a horror novel in parts. I haven't read much else McGuane, but I will.

This guy stands apart from all contemporary writers. He just gets better and better.

He was known in life as the man who never smiled and in death he manages to control his family with his dubious legacy. He leaves his widow a comfortable income but insists that his ex-convict son-in-law, Paul, manage the bottling plant. As if this isnt bad enough, Paul and Sunnys daughter, Evelyn, must reconcile.This novel twists and turns through the hills of Montana as it meanders through the dysfunctional Whitelaw family. The story follows the lives of Jims wife, daughters, their husbands