Jeff's comments (member since Jan 19, 2009)

Jeff's comments from the Books about Nebraska group.

Excluding Sandoz, Cather, or Wright, on the assumption that they stand on their own.

I only have one candidate to vote for since I've only read Sandoz. Like Mary Jo, 'My Antonia' was required reading but I took that requirement more as a suggestion. But my guess is Sandoz would be my choice anyway. Largely for the reason Stew pointed out that each author addresses a different region of the state and reading Mari I feel northwest Nebraska in my bones.

Her prose feels like northwest Nebraska. Her descriptions are spot on, she gets the dialogue just right, but its her style, the way she writes, that captures the feel of the place at a gut level.

So, Stew, does this mean your choice would change if you had lived in the dorm next to Abel?