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My Ántonia by Willa Cather

7 reviews

anneshirley4u's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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ellwoo's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75


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slintangel's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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bluelightbeam's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced
This book was a quick read, and I enjoyed most of it. The worst part was probably the chapter about Samson d’Arnault. I was disturbed by the language used to describe him. 

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ameliaflint's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A sweet little book. I enjoyed it and its characters very much. It does attempt to delve into deeper meanings and topics, which I appreciate, but it doesn't quite succeed. I did, however, appreciate the portrait of the time and place and I found it a beautiful and accurate analysis of homesteading.

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tradepaperback's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75


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nikkiacat's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Excellent! Enjoyed it much more than Oh, Pioneer! Not that that one was bad, but this one was just...better. it was very interesting, viewing Antonia solely through Jim's eyes. You love her as he loves her. So glad she wound up with the life she did. Seems really nice (as either Lena or Tiny said, I forget which, not for me but seems like fun.) There was some random, totally out of place racism. I mean I know the book was written in the early 20th century but geez. It just came out of nowhere and made me cringe. Aside from that, this was an excellent read, with some lovely lyrical writing in spots.

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