tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068143.post116317292881023246..comments2024-03-23T21:43:49.058-04:00Comments on A Bad Idea Poorly Executed: O Pioneers!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10517671984531145034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068143.post-1163203968790765362006-11-10T19:12:00.000-05:002006-11-10T19:12:00.000-05:00I was a Cather fiend in high school -- and for the...I was a Cather fiend in high school -- and for the different version of America rather than anything feminist. I didn't even realize her role in literature as a whole until after I cooled on my reading binge. I think I own something like 8 books by her. I read <I>My Antonia</I> for school and went from there. I liked <I>O Pioneers!</I>, but I'd say <I>My Antonia</I> was my favorite, followed by <I>Song of the Lark</I>, which would probably be too girly for you. I've always had a soft spot for Midwestern lit, though. Richard Powers, who I'm reading now, is from Champain-Urbana, Illinois, and all of his books are based in the Midwest. <I>The Echo Maker</I> is, in fact, Nebraska, around the Platte River.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068143.post-1163190964188073212006-11-10T15:36:00.000-05:002006-11-10T15:36:00.000-05:00See now I liked Silas Marner, even when we read it...See now I liked <I>Silas Marner</I>, even when we read it in school. Maybe my teacher covered it in a better fashion. I recommend watching "A Simple Twist of Fate" written and staring Steve Martin for a fairly decent movie version.Lucky Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398684165276208390noreply@blogger.com