A review by mcr1955
Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather by Benjamin Taylor

4.0

3.5 star rating. I do not generally read biographies; most people's lives are just not that interesting (to me). However, I do make exceptions for artists occasionally. I appreciated that this biography of Cather was on the short side with many quotes from the now available letters. The most interesting part of the book was the first third or so about Cather's childhood and younger years. She was highly intelligent and mature beyond her age. Cather came in contact with a variety of eclectic adults in Red Cloud Nebraska who taught her all kinds of things. Her parents were very supportive of her early interest in writing, even borrowing money to pay for college. For a young woman in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, her experience was very unusual, but then she was an unusual person. The author summaries all of Cather's major works and draws some interesting connections between them. If you like biographies and/or interested in Willa Cather, you will probably enjoy this book.