tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post8945151590842432894..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Opening Sentence of the Day: O Pioneers!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-13509193787562345882010-01-23T12:12:59.790-08:002010-01-23T12:12:59.790-08:00That is a great first line! I love O Pioneers. I...That is a great first line! I love O Pioneers. I am a HUGE nerd when it comes to Willa Cather. She was so amazing. I love how she wrote such detailed and beautiful descriptions of things, but never at the expense of character development.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603700427096296937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-81374436314132270692010-01-20T21:32:04.702-08:002010-01-20T21:32:04.702-08:00Biblibio -- Diagonal is about right. That prairie ...Biblibio -- Diagonal is about right. That prairie wind is something!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-34112267232203533412010-01-20T19:44:42.112-08:002010-01-20T19:44:42.112-08:00I'm imagining little bent over houses, tilted ...I'm imagining little bent over houses, tilted against the wind. Diagonal families stand outside their doors.<br /><br />This is a funny image. What a great opening.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-72889975223650534352010-01-20T07:59:43.093-08:002010-01-20T07:59:43.093-08:00SocrMom -- There is a lot of overlap between the l...SocrMom -- There is a lot of overlap between the lists, but I've never gone through and calculated how many.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-13024145938299016252010-01-20T07:26:56.925-08:002010-01-20T07:26:56.925-08:00I haven't really taken a look at the Radcliffe...I haven't really taken a look at the Radcliffe list. Are the lists very different? I'll have to check that out.SocrMom78https://www.blogger.com/profile/03238043257356421980noreply@blogger.com