tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post8070269359362559253..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: Rereading My AntoniaMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-35941348457346707652012-04-28T22:55:56.959-07:002012-04-28T22:55:56.959-07:00Crowe, surprising! For some reason I feel like you...Crowe, surprising! For some reason I feel like you've probably read everything. :) She's become literary comfort food to me...something that hits the spot when I'm feeling nostalgic.<br /><br />Andi, I can see how My Antonia would fall into the read-it-but-don't-remember-it category. Even though it's enjoyable, there's not a huge hook...I read it 2 years back and my biggest memory was of a side story. There is something about Willa Cather's writing though. love.<br /><br />booksandreviews, I always think of O Pioneers! as a coming-of-age story about the land - definitely innovative I'd say. I'm looking forward to meeting some of her other novels for the first time.<br /><br />JoAnn, I'm glad you agree! Song of the Lark seems to be a loveit/hateit book, (obv. I'm on the loveit side) so I hope that you connect with it. I think it has much more to say than My Antonia. And re:Wallace Stegner, I must have heard you mention Crossing to Safety in the past, because I had that on my wishlist before I even knew who he was. I'm planning on reading Angle of Repose (that was the Pulitzer winner, right?) so it'll be fun to compare it to his lesser known novel.<br /><br />Sam, My Antonia doesn't hold the passion that O Pioneers does. Some of the things are similar, with the immigrants and the prairie and all, but I think there is some magic missing in My Antonia. I'm hoping that you'll enjoy O Pioneers much more!<br /><br />MJ, I haven't read Archbishop yet...I have to confess that it sounds very <i>dry</i> to me, hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-61171936072319077652012-04-27T15:36:09.227-07:002012-04-27T15:36:09.227-07:00Isn't it funny how some scenes in books really...Isn't it funny how some scenes in books really stick with you? <br /><br />The only Willa Cather I've read is "Death Comes to the Archbishop," and I wasn't wild about it. I'm sure I'll read another of hers eventually, though.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051881501028228676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-68545447827062020962012-04-27T13:10:40.784-07:002012-04-27T13:10:40.784-07:00This is the only Cather I've read and while I ...This is the only Cather I've read and while I liked it, I didn't love it. I'm encouraged that you didn't think it was her best as I'm hoping to connect better with O Pioneers.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-86513198984005161652012-04-27T05:17:31.604-07:002012-04-27T05:17:31.604-07:00I think O Pioneers! is much better than My Antonia...I think O Pioneers! is much better than My Antonia. It's my favorite of the few Cather novels I've read - will add Song of the Lark to my list, too.<br /><br />I've had a similar experience with Wallace Stegner. He seems best known for Angle of Repose, but Crossing to Safety is one of my favorite books of all time and you never hear that one mentioned.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-57443881794932661982012-04-26T13:02:26.546-07:002012-04-26T13:02:26.546-07:00I read O Pioneers! And it was a great, innovative ...I read O Pioneers! And it was a great, innovative read. Something I had never experienced before but that I wanted to revisit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-54891928699395316102012-04-26T11:12:12.847-07:002012-04-26T11:12:12.847-07:00I've read this one (I think), but I obviously ...I've read this one (I think), but I obviously remember less of it than other Cather novels I've read (O Pioneers!, The Professor's House). I would revisit any of her novels, though, Great stuff.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-32350650981236359562012-04-26T10:57:50.214-07:002012-04-26T10:57:50.214-07:00Would you believe that I"ve never actually re...Would you believe that I"ve never actually read Willa Cather? One of these days I'll just have to delve in. Thanks for the review!As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com