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One of Ours (Willa Cather, 1923 winner)
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The Nebraska half of the novel is good. I just couldn't get behind what Cather had to say about the experience of war once Claude goes to France. I have no doubt that many, many wonderful people find a home and a meaningful life in the military. I just struggle with the message that World War I trench combat made anyone's life whole. I've never been a soldier and I've never been in a war, but I've read the stories of many talented writers who've lived that experience and this story didn't ring t
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This is the first Cather book I have read, even though one of my high school English teachers tried to get us to read something (anything) by Cather because she was that teachers' favorite author. It was a good one, although I've heard that it's not her best work. It covered so many different periods of the main character's life, that it felt like more than one story. I enjoyed seeing the main character find his purpose and grow into the kind of man he was intended to be.
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Nebraska farm kid finds purpose amid the horrors of World War I after failing to in college, farming, courtship, a loveless marriage, etc.
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