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Willa Cather - One of Ours
Willa Cather - One of Ours | Willa Cather
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1923 Claude Wheeler craves excitement, far more than he can ever find as a farmer's son. He encounters more at university, where the modern world beyond farm life offers new thrills and challenges, only to lose them as the farm calls him back. World War I offers him even more . . . but he may crave excitement more than life itself can allow. Wanting it as much as he does can't protect him from the consequences of personal bravado in an age of killing machines.
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#catherbuddyread #whartonbuddyread After reading Wharton it is cleansing to read Cather again. Her descriptions, her faith in her flawed characters, and her eloquent prose add up to something purer than Wharton. This was not my favorite Cather but I still really appreciated it. One more Cather to go as I joined the buddyread late. And back to Wharton and her cruel, greedy, broken but oh so delightful to read about characters.

CarolynM I haven‘t known how to express my feelings about the comparison between Cather and Wharton, but I think you‘ve nailed it👏 1y
Graywacke Glad you enjoyed this. I still think about Claude all the time (and his curious wife). 1y
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“I‘ve sometimes wondered whether the young men of our time had to die to bring a new idea into the world… something Olympian.”

I wish I‘d discovered Cather earlier in life! 🥰❤️💯👍

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