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A review by minsies
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
4.0
Of Cather's 3 Great Plains novels, this one is far and away my favourite, mainly because of the book's focus on Thea. Even though it's in third person, Thea's story is fully hers, unlike Ántonia's (told through Jim), or Alexandra Bergsons' (which isn't complete until Carl returns).
I would've happily done without the final chapter, however; I was happy not to know what happened with Fred, because it was entirely unnecessary to what Thea became. Also, I didn't find Tillie compelling at all and wasn't particularly concerned with the fate of either Moonstone or the other Kronborgs.
Aside from that last chapter, though, and some language issues (it was written in 1915, so that's more or less expected), this is a solid, quiet, lovely book.
I would've happily done without the final chapter, however; I was happy not to know what happened with Fred, because it was entirely unnecessary to what Thea became. Also, I didn't find Tillie compelling at all and wasn't particularly concerned with the fate of either Moonstone or the other Kronborgs.
Aside from that last chapter, though, and some language issues (it was written in 1915, so that's more or less expected), this is a solid, quiet, lovely book.