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As I began to read this book, I wondered about the vocabulary and sentence structure because it seemed so foreign to me. I finally decided after some pondering that perhaps the author was trying to reproduce what the heroine was thinking as a Swedish immigrant and struggling with writing her story in English. As the story unfolded her command of the language got much better. Another thing was the importance of the land to all the immigrants in their new land. The land was what lasted and if one
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At once both proto-feminist and a clear snapshot of the constraints on women in Cather's time - beautifully written and perfect for a book club discussion.
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Yes, I liked 'My Antonia' better, but it's not really about the plot as much as the prairie lifestyle and all of the poetic observations on life and connections between people.
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"It is by understanding me [...] that you've helped me. I expect that is the only way one person ever really can help another." (Alexandra)
"She had felt as if her heart were hiding down there, somewhere, with the quail and the plover and all the little wild things that crooned or buzzed in the sun. Under t ...more
Favorite quotes:
"It is by understanding me [...] that you've helped me. I expect that is the only way one person ever really can help another." (Alexandra)
"She had felt as if her heart were hiding down there, somewhere, with the quail and the plover and all the little wild things that crooned or buzzed in the sun. Under t ...more
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