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A review by mansimudgal
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
4.0
The book is set in Nebraska Prairies and is the story of Alexandra Bergson who is left in charge of the family after the death of her father.
It’s about a land that is hostile to its early inhabitants and how the family and people there make do. It also talks of their struggle to survive and later succeed.
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I loved Alexandra’s character as a matriarch, she is a badass and extremely intelligent when it comes to farming and is kind to people from all walks of life. The book also throws light on the life of early migrants to America, the Swedes, Germans, French and Bohemians.
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Cather has described the land so beautifully that it’s a character on its own. I loved the book, the only issue I had was it’s ending.... a little too clean and unexpected, like the author has tried to impose her opinions on a character that is completely different what you expect from it. Those last 15-20 pages would seem a little bizarre but it doesn’t take away much from the book.
It’s about a land that is hostile to its early inhabitants and how the family and people there make do. It also talks of their struggle to survive and later succeed.
.
I loved Alexandra’s character as a matriarch, she is a badass and extremely intelligent when it comes to farming and is kind to people from all walks of life. The book also throws light on the life of early migrants to America, the Swedes, Germans, French and Bohemians.
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Cather has described the land so beautifully that it’s a character on its own. I loved the book, the only issue I had was it’s ending.... a little too clean and unexpected, like the author has tried to impose her opinions on a character that is completely different what you expect from it. Those last 15-20 pages would seem a little bizarre but it doesn’t take away much from the book.