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Solid read based upon Cather's childhood friends Jim and Antonia with whom she grew up in Nebraska. The book is actually based on everything that Jim had written about their Bohemian childhood friend as he remembered her, which Cather later turned into this novel.
The story itself is pretty interesting. It focuses on growing up in rural Nebraska at a time when the American west was still in its infancy. Cather's writing captures the bucolic nature of life during that time, where the inhabitants o ...more
The story itself is pretty interesting. It focuses on growing up in rural Nebraska at a time when the American west was still in its infancy. Cather's writing captures the bucolic nature of life during that time, where the inhabitants o ...more
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I had never read any Willa Cather before but WOW. This turned out to be a book I just absorbed. I couldn't put it down all day. I really enjoyed myself.
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An amazing little read. Simultaneously one of the most flattering books about Nebraska's landscape I've ever read, and yet one of the most horrifying in terms of the casual domestic violence most women seemingly endured in early 20th century small-town prairie life. One of those books that fills a cultural hole I had somehow papered over with other works. A quick, lovely, enlightening read.
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Finally finished this one! I enjoyed it though it did start a little slow. The writing was fantastic and it was a great look into this time and place. The title character is strong, hardworking, and proud-a beautiful example of an immigrant story. I understand why this is a classic, that designation is well deserved!
One of the quintessentially American novels - Cather captures pioneer life in Nebraska in little vignettes throughout. From Antonia's immigrant experience, the urge of her native peers to escape farm life, and the community spirit of a small prairie town, it's hard to get truer than this.
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