Prairie Trilogy: My Antonia (Series #3) (Paperback)

from viviennestrauss

I can't believe that I've just now gotten around to reading this classic - however, if I had read it any earlier, I don't think that I would have appreciated as much as I do at 53.

from GraceZ

Another great book from Willa Cather. Though I like O Pioneers more, My Antonia was really interesting because of the narrator and the informal way it was written, with a strange approach to the sequence of events because it is simply one man recalling every encounter he had with Antonia. The end...

from mjspear

Beautifully-written reflection on childhood friendships, life on the prairie in the 1930s, and the march of life. If you want high romance, drama, or wild plot twists, look elsewhere. If you want unique characters and great descriptions, this is the place. This reader 'gets' why this is a classic...

from janemarieprice

What a beautiful and wonderful surprise this was. Going in, I knew that this was (1) about Nebraska, and (2) in the realm of things I usually like. I know very little about Nebraska except that there is lots of corn, and they are passionate about their college football. So, though I expected to l...

from DeltaQueen50

My Antonia by Willa Cather is a beautifully written book that seemed to me to be like a series of essays. I loved each separate story with all it's rich descriptions of homesteading life on the Nebraska plains. The narrator, a young boy growing into manhood is perfectly done, his inquisitive mind...