catie_winegar 's review for:

O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

5.0

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My mother is a high school English teacher, so my halcyon days of youth were filled with such classics as "The Awakening" and "Madame Bovary" instead of "trash" (my mother's term) such as Sweet Valley High. These novels served their purpose though, particularly Cather's. Such strong female protagonists, and a sweeping mix of history, adventure, and romance--she always makes me long to be a bare-footed hearty Bohemian lass with dark, burning eyes, toiling away in the fields and plains. One of my all-time favorites.