Cather's book is about immigration, romanticism, symbolism, classism, and sexism.On one hand, the story is suppose to be about Antonia, the eldest daughter of recent immigrates to the American prairie. But it is more about what Antonia represents to those around her. Beauty, childhood, the prairie i...
This is one of those classics that didn't do much for me, unfortunately. It's the sort of book teenagers forced to read it for school must loathe, full of lengthy, vivid descriptions of the landscape and without a driving plot - rather, it describes a couple of people growing up. Certainly it is a w...
A most poignant fictional story told as a memoir by Jim Burden of his childhood friend Antonia. At the turn of the century in the late 1800's, Jim is orphaned and moves from Virginia to live with his grandparents on the Nebraska prairie and a life of farming. The Burdens are a perfect example of n...
Man, I love this book. I tried reading it once before, 10 or 15 years ago, and let the "frame" stand in the way. (To be fair, it's pretty lame—as most frames are.) So glad I gave it another shot, though, and got past that this time. Cather's writing here is on a par with O Pioneers!. She fleshes o...
After reading a real boy's book like Lonesome Dove, this one paled in comparison to the action. Willa Cather's prose was pretty but I've been spoiled by modernism and wasn't all that impressed with it. The plot was also mild and bordered on boring. I was also sick while I read it though, so I may ha...
I was warned before I read this book that it had a very sad ending, but really I think it had the opposite. The book ends with people finding joy in whatever their circumstances. I can't believe I never got around to reading this book before!
Did you know that in parts of Nebraska, you can still see the Oregon Trail? Not the highway that goes along the route of the trail, but the actual wagon wheel ruts. I foresee a day in which people forget what they are, and are puzzled by them. I thought about the wagon wheel ruts while I was read...
I didn't give this one a rating right after finishing, because I wanted to think about it a bit. This is not a fast-paced, action and plot-laden book. But I was compelled to read it anyway, the language was beautiful and very readable, and I could almost imagine that she was describing life very muc...
As I mostly based my decision to read "My Ántonia" on the beautiful binding and the intriguing title, I was not at all prepared for the overwhelming and talented writing it contained. Cather's descriptions of the strange prairie landscapes are exquisite - I have never set my foot on a prairie, and y...
Bittersweet.Antonia is a bit reckless and completely likable. Her family is from Bohemia (I confess that I had to look up what region this is/was) and settles in a new country with few possessions but a strong work ethic. Every member of her family is strong and opinionated. Her mother is outspoken,...
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