A review by willowsbeach
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather

2.0

I'm not sure why they call it a Trilogy - none of the books have anything to do with the other. This is the 6th Cather book I have read, and it was quite disappointing. I love her writing. I have loved the other 5 books (including the other books in the "trilogy"). There were no characters in the book that I loved. Honestly, at 417 pages - her longest book, the book was quite boring. I took the book with me on a trip west. I was going to spend a week each in Colorado, Wyoming & South Dakota. Naturally there was a full schedule of exploring, but I took this book thinking it would get me through the evenings and early mornings for the week in Colorado. I took two other books. I was really counting on Ms. Cather's beautiful descriptions of the Colorado landscape and life there at the turn of the previous century. I hoped to compare what I was seeing with a confidence in her prose. To make a long story short - I have been back for a week and just finished this book. It took me a solid month to slog through. I basically read 1-3 chapters at bedtime, if at all. I have the rest of her writings on my "to read" list but I think I'll take a break.