I picked this book up at a charity shop in my neighbouring city, Brantford. I have long known this title and its author's name, but I have never read the book or anything else by Willa Cather. I'm doing a 50 States reading challenge right now, and I didn't have a book slated for Nebraska, so when I read the summary on the back and saw the setting, I thought this would be a good opportunity to read an American classic for my challenge.

The cover of this book looks a little weird and I am not sure why/what happened to it-- maybe sun damage?-- but the book seems perfectly readable. I found a note from a previous reader inside, it says "A nice read/ Judy Maddiford/ Feb 2003." I hope I will agree with Judy's opinion!

There were things in/about this book that I didn't like, but overall I think I quite enjoyed it. I found Cather's style of writing very smooth and readable. I thought it was a little bit like the prairie itself-- sparse, stoic, seemingly plain... but beautiful and full of life.

Since finishing this book I've read a couple of different scholarly things about it-- analyses of the book/certain aspects thereof-- and it seems like, as with a lot of literary classics, there are some very different interpretations of it out there. I noticed two main ones and definitely know which side I find myself on.

This is the only Willa Cather book I've read, but I would definitely been open to reading more of her work. I am glad that I found and read this. It seems like she/her works were important to American literature, but not being American and not having studied American Lit or anything I haven't really been exposed to her up until now (though I've heard of her and her works many times on Jeopardy and somewhat in other American media, lol).

Released tonight at the travel plaza, in a protective bag and hanging from the fence right next to the pass-through to visit Ellis Pioneer Chapel. I released this book in celebration of Banned Books Week as this title is #83 on the American Library Association's list of the 100 most frequently banned/challenged classics.

If you've found this book, thanks for picking it up and checking out its journal! If you're new to bookcrossing, welcome. We'd love it if you'd stick around with us a while. I really hope that you enjoy both this book and the whole bookcrossing experience!

I found O Pioneers at a rest stop between London, On and Belleville, On. I had stopped to stretch my legs as I had just had a full hip replacement. Even though the book as written over a hundred years ago, I thourghly enjoyed it.

I found this book at a historical site on the 401 highway a couple of months ago. I finally got around to reading it, and now I'm setting it free in my home town for the next person to enjoy.