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Summary: Wonderful Classic
Review: Since Willa Cather is indesputabley on of the best authors in American fiction, it didn't surprise me that she writes again with the poignant outlook that is prominent in her other great novels. (i.e, My Antonia, Song of the Lark)An exellent short read, O! Pioneers is satisfiyingly and prodigiously written.The only thing you could ask for would be a little more between Carl and Alexandra... but hey, ya can't have it all, right? I think it was great as is was. Definately 5 stars.
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Summary: Almost perfect!
Review: Don't get me wrong, I thought the book was great. It had an excelent plot,the characters were believable, and the time period was accurate. But there needed to be more romance between Alexandre and Carl. And her brothers annoyed me through out the whole book. I realy enjoyed reading it though.
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Summary: Where is the rest of it?
Review: This book was absolutely spectacular, although I wished that the characters and surroundings could have been more developed. The story line was excellent, but I felt myself longing for MORE!
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Summary: a priceless gem!!! couldn't put it down!!!
Review: one of the most memorable books i've ever read & having read over 200 books, that's saying a lot. cather's writing is nearly flawless & while i agree there's not much of a plot, she still tells a beautiful story nonetheless. ordinary life melts away as cather transports you to the lives of independent alexandra, brooding emil & lively marie tovesky. i'll always remember the ending!!!
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Summary: you'll remember this beauty for a long time
Review: Although it's been years since I read this, I still remember the "yellow sparks" in Marie Tovesky's eyes & the shock of what was found under the mulberrry tree. This is American literature at its finest!!! There isn't much of a plot, yes, but Cather's skillful writing & characters more than make up for that. A wonderful, enchanting novel that lingers in the imagination.
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Summary: realistic & poignant
Review: This is one of the few books I have reread! Cather's rich characterizations & lush descriptions of the prairie make this a worthwhile read. I fell in love w/ Alexandra, Emil & Marie and would recommend this to anyone ... even if they don't usually read stories about the frontier.
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Summary: wonderfully realistic and poignant
Review: This is one of my favorite novels of all time!!! It's part history and part romance & I just fell in love w/ the characters, especially Alexandra and Emil. I don't usually like reading about farms and frontiers, but Cather's writing just pulls you in.
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Summary: Don't ruin the story for others! No spoilers!
Review: I agree with Bay Area-don't allow bad nettiquette on your site! It's like hearing the end of a film when you're standing in line to buy your tickets-not cool. Keep a closer eye on your reviews, and to those out there "buying" books online and/or "reviewing" them for the rest of us, please don't blow the ending. How'd you like to know what happens to all of the characters in The Phantom Menace...? Get the picture?
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Summary: The characters are real to the hardships immigrants dealt w/
Review: Willa Cather's novel, O Pioneers! is true to the tough times the American Westerners had to endure day after day. Alexandra, Carl, and Marie's love triangle will keep you pondering what will happen in the end? This novel is truely realistic and kept my attention throughout it's Five Parts. A short read. I definitely recommend it to the many strong-minded women, who will easily relate to Alexandra Bergson.
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Summary: a good example of literary realism
Review: As an avid reader of Victorian novels, from time to time I will explore more modern writers such as Cather. I have read many of her books, including my all-time favorite, Death Comes for the Archbishop. What really struck me about Oh Pioneers was its dark depiction of realism. I fell in love with the love story and imagined in vain a happy ending. The fact that the lovers died together, reminscent of Romeo and Juliet, was tragedy in itself. But Cather removes any hope a united after-life for these two young people (as we find for Heathcliff and Catherine in E. Bonte's WH). "They were not in heaven," Cather writes. Life and death for these pioneers, like the land, is unforgiving and harsh.Willa Cather is wonderful author to read if one wants to get a history of European immigrants in the West at the turn of the century. We often focus on the immigrants coming into Ellis Island in NY, but they were also very much a presence in America's western frontier
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