tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068143.post1194147789371271889..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-60185319678569796052006-11-10T15:36:00.000-05:002006-11-10T15:36:00.000-05:00See 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 Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398684165276208390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068143.post-83428718210363628232006-11-10T19:12:00.000-05:002006-11-10T19:12:00.000-05:00I 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.com