Although she suffered great and grand hardships along the way of life.she never let her stop from seeing the 'silver lining' in every piece of her life. I just adored Antonia and how lively and bright she was throughout the entire book. Bottom line: I really enjoyed it and would recommend it for anyone wanting to know more about pioneers, and how our country became 'e pluribus unum.'Īntonia.what a beautiful name.and what a lovely and wonderful character for this dear little book. He didn't suck me into the story the way a really great narrator can. He was easy to listen to and did a good job of reading it, but I was always conscious of his reading. The narrator of the audio book was good, but not great either.

I just don't think I would categorize it as great.

In my opinion, it is a good book, and has many elements that make it very worthwhile reading. It is an easy read, and may be best read by a young adult. Yes, I cared about the characters, and was involved with their lives, but it is not a serious page turner. With all this said, it is not the most compelling book I have ever read. Antonia was a strong, smart girl who grew up to raise a big family in the best way she knew how. That takes guts, and these were gutsy people. My own great-grandparents left Denmark in the late 1800s, in a similar time frame and reason as the people in this book, and brought their three young sons with them, boys who would never know their native land, or ever see it again. These families left everything they knew, even their native languages, to come to the great unknown, with the promise of a better life. Basically, it is the story of the Great Melting Pot, how foreign born families immigrated to the United States, specifically the Great Plains, and did their best to fit in, make a living, and give their children an opportunity that could not be had anywhere else in the world. (I love doing that!) It is beautifully written by the great Willa Cather, and I understand it is very much autobiographical. Oddly, I ended up with three versions of this book: Physical book, Kindle edition, and audio. 'My Antonia' (emphasis on the 'i') has been on my 'to-read' list for a very long time.

My antonia audiobook book 2