This week we are at my in-laws' cabin for a mini-vacation. I am home right now for a class in the morning (and to get my computer fix!)
Calandria, I thought of you a lot over the past couple of days ... I read My Antonia by Willa Cather, and can't believe I have never read any of her work before. Now I know you prefer British authors, but I still thought about you as I read this one. Then I was just at your site and you mentioned Cather in another context, so I feel justified in having you on my mind!
I assume Calandria and Carla have both read it. The rest of you - if you haven't read this book, read it. (especially you, Laurie, you Nebraska girl!)
When I head back out to the cabin, I have more Jane Austen waiting for me...
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I loved "My Antonia" and, if I may say so without running full-force into Norwegian pride, I liked it better than "Giants in the Earth." I know "Giants" has a theme all it's own and I really did love Per and Berit, but I enjoyed "Antonia" more. It's been years since I read it, but I remember it being a grown up version of the things I liked best about the "Little House" series.
I've read My Antonia three times. It's an obvious favorite! I will probably read it every 5-10 years for the rest of my life.
What's your next Austen?
I got way-laid by murder mysteries and didn't get the Jane ...
What other books are on your "re-read every 5-10 years" list? (Carla, you chime in too)
I'm so lazy, I just copied this post from Calandria's site...
OK I just unpacked a box of books for our school library.
Roots by Alex Haley. I still get shivers at the end when he hears the griot recite the words he's heard from his grandmother.
All the President's Men. I always wonder what it was like then, since I think we've become so jaded and cynical about politicians since then. And the danger surrounding it is intriguing. I remember rereading it right after Nixon's funeral, when public opinion was much softer, if not forgiving.
...and, of course, the Stephen King oeuvre, mostly "The Stand" but I'm a big fan of "The Body" in my opinion one of the best coming of age stories ever written (and made into a decent movie called "Stand by Me")
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