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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
"The record of the plow was insignificant, like the feeble scratches on stone left by prehistoric races, so indeterminate that they may, after all, be only the markings of glaciers, and not a record of human strivings."
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not sure what to rate this book. The writing style was very descriptive and lovely, and I didn't mind the slow pace or the drama at the end of the book. It is also a feminist book for its own time, which was interesting to read. However, it was written in 1913 and it portrays America from the perspective of that time-period, with a lot of "we (the colonists) were the first to touch these wild untamed lands" vibes.
Overall, four stars for the writing and the story, but also minus four stars for the complete erasure of indigenous people besides one (negative) reference to a child possibly being a descendant of a Native American.
Overall, four stars for the writing and the story, but also minus four stars for the complete erasure of indigenous people besides one (negative) reference to a child possibly being a descendant of a Native American.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Willa Cather's style and subject matter reminded me so much of watching "Little House on the Prairie" with my family as a much younger boy.
"Isn't it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before; like the larks in this country, that have been singing the same five notes over for thousands of years."
queer indeed. I was very pleased
queer indeed. I was very pleased
slow-paced