Christina Reviews *O Pioneers!* by Willa Cather

       *****


         There aren’t that many books that affect me so much that I am depressed for days after finishing them.  I did kinda cheat with O Pioneers!  I skipped ahead to the end just out of curiosity and was so horrified by what I read that I was dreading the completion of the book.  And after I finished it, I couldn’t get it out of my mind for weeks.

         This is a very powerful novel with characters that get under your skin and an ending that will break your heart.  The writing is powerful.