O Pioneers

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Summary: PLEASE REMOVE ITEMS THAT RUIN THE PLOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I can't believe that I have to read through these reviews only to have some complete FOOL ruin a section of the book for me. Please exercise a bit more caution when displaying your reviews! I recommend that you REMOVE the review that discusses another character killing "this" or "that". Completely bogus! Considering details of the book have been blown, I won't be purchasing it from here now. You might as well print the last page of every book you sell...

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Summary: The book was neither fantastic or horrible, it was good.
Review: I am not a large fan of Willa Cather's works, but she is a fairly good writer. The book's title gives the impression of excitment where in reality it is somewhat of a romance novel. I would recomend it to those who enjoy reading about family hardships or "forbiden loves."

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Summary: An Emotional Novel You're Sure to Enjoy
Review: This novel is a cross between My Antonia and Gone With the Wind. At first, I never wanted to read this book, but I had to for my English class. It took me awhile to get into the novel, but once I realized I had to finish the book, I started to enjoy it. Although the ending of the novel was bittersweet, it still ends on a hopeful, high note. If you take the time to fully appreciate this book, you will find it extremely enjoyable and easy fast reading.

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Summary: Good book
Review: Before I review the novel, I want to point out that most of the reviews that have given it one star seem to be coming from, perhaps, immature audiences..."it was totally uncoool!" Now, this book is not the best thing you'll ever read, but it IS very worthy of reading. Don't be discouraged by the title, as I once was. Basically, the story talks about Alexandra, a Swedish woman who has to take care of the family once her father dies at the beginning of the book. I didn't really admire her character or was interested too much in it, but that's okay because a lot of the plot involves her brother Emil and her neighbor Marie and their clandestine type of love...it's a heartwarming novel and a very entertaining read. I read the book in one night. The setting was very well depicted and had a sense of magic, evethough there's nothing of a supernatural nature in the book. The characters were very lively and realistic. I wasn't really too satisfied with the ending, but I enjoyed it greatly nonetheless. It is an excellent work ; I recommend it.

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Summary: Forget all the awful stuff written above
Review: I had to read Willa Cather's O Pioneers! for my American Lit. class. I had heard awful things about it much like written above, so i was basically assuming the worst. I was wrong. The book grabbed me immediately. I am NOT the kind of person who likes nature, or lengthy descriptions about it, but that's not the meat of this book. The characters are the meat of this book and make it the great book that it is. I would recommend it to everyone!

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Summary: It stunk!
Review: Don't read this book. It stunk from the very first page. I thought that the book was gonna be cool and about the pioneers but it was completely and utterly different. I don't recommend as I read this book over 30 days. Couldn't keep my eyes open while I read it.

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Summary: It stunk!!! Don't take the time to read it!!!
Review: I thought that the book would of been about some Pioners but It ended up totally different!!!!!! Like when Frank kills Emil and Maria!!!! Thats totally uncool!!!!!! But I do like Alexandra i admire her as a young lady growing up with such hardships!!! And overcoming them all!!!

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Summary: It stunk!!! Don't take the time to read it!!!
Review: i thought that the book would of been about some Pioners but It ended up totally different!!!!!! Like wehn Frank kills Emil and Maria!!!! Thats totally un cool!!!!!!

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Summary: This novel is hard to put down
Review: this is a great novel. I read it in my english class. it's really good.

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Summary: Ouch! I've read term papers more interesting than this.
Review: It started out wonderfully, with the vividness and wonder that Cather usually presents, it just went downhill from there. The sixteen year jump in the middle of the book lost me. I lost all view of the characters and the situations in which they were involved. I was surprised to see Cather stoop to such a level. I highly recommend her other works, but O Pioneers, one of her first novels, didn't inspire as did the others. Some will find this story very enjoyable with a great descriptions of the Nebraskan plains, but for me, the vivid descriptions didn't overcome the lack of plot and storyline. Please forgive my frankness, but O Pioneers wasn't as great as I thought I would be. Sorry Willa. 8(