![]() ![]() Bet on this: you’ll never see those three words in the same book again." Critical reception ![]() Gordon is a showy enough linguist to make gloriously apt use of the words hierodule, unmiscible and catawamptious. In The Washington Post, reviewer Jane Smiley wrote that "Gordon has completely mastered the language of the racetrack, and formed it into an evocative and idiosyncratic style." On the other hand, The New York Times emphasized the complex and well used vocabulary applied by Gordon to this setting, writing "Ms. Many reviewers of the novel comment on Gordon's distinctive style and control of language. This "dark horse" victory surprised its publishing house, McPherson & Company, which did not have enough copies ready to meet demand immediately after the win. It received the National Book Award for Fiction in 2010. The novel drew a positive response, with many reviewers focusing on Gordon's skillful and complex prose style. The book is divided into four sections, each concerned with one of four horse races at a "down on the luck" racetrack. Lord of Misrule is a 2010 novel by Jaimy Gordon. ![]()
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