Cather in O Pioneers! (O title!!) is neither a skilled storyteller nor the least bit of an artist. It is practically a novel without a hero." - The New York Times Book Review
Through a direct, human tale of love and struggle and attainment, a tale that is American in the best sense of the word, there runs a thread of symbolism. "Miss Cather has written a good story, we hasten to assure the reader who cares for good stories, but she has achieved something even finer.But then the reader is pulled up short by a flash of lyricism, as Cather allows a glimpse into the depths of emotion that lie beneath this deceptively simple surface." - WB Gooderham, The Guardian (.) In fact, at times this landscape threatens to overwhelm the novel itself, dwarfing its protagonists so that characterisation appears thin, and tragic events are rendered as almost incidental. "The prose is clear and - as befitting the subject matter - pared down to often brutal effect.
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