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My Ántonia by Willa Cather

blakehalsey's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was slow to start but progressed and ended beautifully. A picture of Mid-western America as I have never considered, this novel takes the reader to different times that don't seem so different, telling the story of one woman through a boy and then a man's eyes as she grows and lives. While some sections didn't seem to have anything to do with "My Antonia" the person, the characters all blurred together in a quiet fashion to form a narrative of peaceful truth of life and death.

resaspieces's review against another edition

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4.0

I like pioneer tales...this is a good one. Comfy read.

rissaleighs's review against another edition

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4.0

This was the first book I read by Willa Cather. She writes about the Great Plains like no one else.

wilfpower's review against another edition

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It was amazing! I cried, laughed, and did both at the same time.

bcantread's review against another edition

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2.0

I can appreciate the prose, it's very well written. I get the point, it's a very good one. But the plot... Absolutely atrocious. And a book can have a good point, but without a good plot it's not a good book.

sarah_dietrich's review against another edition

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4.0

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

sailor93's review against another edition

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Yeah I've been reading this all summer but I've finally resigned myself to the fact that I just don't want to finish it. It had some good quotes though. "Sunflower-bordered roads always seem to me the roads to freedom."

sidonie's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

macieslater's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

juliana_aldous's review against another edition

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5.0

Yup. Still a beautiful read of Americana.