Posted by Frankie
Feb 19, 2007 7:04 am

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• I agree, Frankie, I like the style. The first couple of sentences I said, "ugghh," but now I'm kind of hooked and want the whole book NOW! haha

  Feb 20, 2007 4:57 pm
  by turtlegirl

• I just love the descriptions of the land. I've only read the first 3 readings, but the poetry of the language sends me into paroxysms of delight. It makes me remember my own cross country drive, through summer on the Great Plains.

  Feb 20, 2007 5:08 pm
  by tabasco357

• Oh and don't forget, Turtlegirl, the first reading was just the introduction... not really the meaty part of the book.

  Feb 20, 2007 5:09 pm
  by tabasco357

• yea i know! i'm reading the 5th post right now... i like the detail... and i like that it's classy, so many books jump right in, i like how this is kind of a tease, like, "what's gonna happen?"..

  Feb 21, 2007 9:39 am
  by turtlegirl

• not sure where you all are in your reading, but 5 is my fav so far... it's so visual.. i'm at work right now but i feel like i'm in a scene of Sara Plain and Tall by the lake... :-) *warmth*

  Feb 21, 2007 1:55 pm
  by turtlegirl

• Ooh, that was my first book on Daily Lit.com, and I loved it!
  
  Just wait till you find out why the Russian brothers are personae non gratae (sp.?) - it's chilling! (Gave me nightmares...)

  Feb 24, 2007 5:56 am
  by spectrekitty

• I just finished this book - also my first on Dailylit.com. The only problem I had is that as I got closer to the end of the book, I kept clicking "send me the next section immediately." What a wonderful character study.
  

  Feb 25, 2007 3:33 pm
  by DrMom

• Oh, I did that, too. Sometimes, a book will start a little slowly - not that this one did - and, as you get further into it, you become more anxious to see how things turn out!

  Feb 26, 2007 5:19 am
  by spectrekitty

• oh my gosh.. i'm on 16 of 98, and i can't stop pushing "send next section"... it's GREEAT

  Mar 1, 2007 10:15 am
  by turtlegirl

• so now, i kind of feel like i can't keep up.. there are a few pieces that i get very interested in, but then the topic drastically changes.. maybe it's just how i'm interpreting it??

  Mar 20, 2007 1:19 pm
  by turtlegirl

• turtlegirl - i remember that happening to me while reading the book. where are you in the book? is it when the narrator has left for college?

  Mar 26, 2007 2:39 pm
  by lizzard

• i'm almost halfway.. they live in the city now

  Mar 26, 2007 3:50 pm
  by turtlegirl

• Yeah, I found that when it moved away from the farm life and he grew up, the novel's flow became disjointed. But I guess the book is based on a bunch of stories Cather wrote for a newspaper about growing up in the midwest. It becomes a little more cohesive at the end when the character goes back to visit.

  Mar 28, 2007 4:15 pm
  by lizzard

• I've only read the first two sections, but it's reminding me of the spare writing of "Death Comes to the Archbishop". It's a perfect example of "more is less".
  
  cb

  Jun 7, 2007 6:38 pm
  by cbutler

• I too see the similarities in the writing of Archbishop and Antonia after starting the latter. Hadn't thought I'd like the former but got pulled in by the style and that is drawing me to My Antonia as well.

  Aug 20, 2009 11:50 am
  by tin0002

• What a vivid, beautiful story-- the landscape and characters just fly off the page. While it doesn't have much plot, it's a lovely read.

  Jan 18, 2011 5:23 pm
  by elizabette81

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