A review by monte05
My Ántonia by Willa Cather

3.0

My Antonia is not what I thought is was going to be. I thought it was going to be a book about a young, immigrant's struggle with adapting to the new world, and while at the heart of the book it is the way in which it was presented left me wanted more of the main character, Jim. The book does an excellent job in describing how life used to be, but did not do too good of a job in developing the individuality of the characters; rather, the characters were used as a means to describe how life differed during this time period. I was looking for more of a story, with a flare of excitement, and this novel struck me as dull at times. There are a few memorable quotes, but not enough substance to make me suggest this book to another.