This book rocks. Everything Caitlin said about it her post was true and then some. Cather's writing is sharp and descriptive. Her descriptions of Nebraska and human's attachment to the land is similar to how well Steinbeck describes his beloved Salinas Valley. I think the connection to land and people is something that makes Cather and Steinbeck's writing stick out to me in a way that few authors do. It makes you feel a certain sense of wholeness that few books are able to impart. If Death Comes to the Archbishop is half as good as O, Pioneers was, it will also take it's place among my favorite books of all time.
GRADE SHEET:
Pacing: A
Readability: A+
Satisfying Ending: A (even though it pulls at the heartstrings)
Protagonist's Likability: A++
Descriptions of Wheat and Orchards: A
Overall: A
YAY!!!! It's so rare for us to be in total agreement on something! Willa Cather is just that good.
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