My Ántonia
Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather
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My Ántonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named Ántonia. The book’s narrator, Jim Burden, arrives in the fictional town of Black Hawk, Nebraska, on the same train as the Shimerdas, as he goes to live with his grandparents after his parents have died. Jim develops strong feelings for Ántonia, something between a crush and a filial bond, and the reader views Ántonia’s life, including its attendant struggles and triumphs, through that lens. (Summary from Wikipedia) (8 hr 6 min)
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Beautiful story. I'm going to listen to it again.
A LibriVox Listener
A LibriVox Listener
The story itself is amazing, especially Cather's ability with description. There are many different readers for this novel though, and a few of them are quite bad. They trip over words, repeat sentences, and don't seem to grasp the meaning of what they are saying. Other readers are fantastic.
Great story for audio, great readers
Unknown
Katie Gibboney does an awesome job. Much more than a reader, she seems to enjoy sharing the story, giving tender, thoughtful voice to the book.
Bad reviews are unjust
chicagosailer
Any bad reviews for this book and its readers are completely unjustified. All of the readings were wonderful. This is a must read book for Americans.
Wonderful!
Unknown
A touching story about times in the plains of Nebraska at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, beautifully read.
A LibriVox Listener
The last three chapters were read a little too fast (still clear voice) Otherwise awesome. Great job, guys. Well appreciated.
Susan Akers Graves
A beautiful book, wonderful story, bringing memories of my own family. Unique concept of narratives writer
Peg
Love the old stories of growing up in western USA small wide open places.