" Some beautiful writing in this first novel of Willa Cather. I have enjoyed some of her others more, but definitely hints of future excellence here. I did identify with the mid-life feelings of the main character, though his way of dealing with regaining his lost youth was,sadly, not the right way to go. I never really felt like the characters in this novel were quite fleshed out. The analogy of the bridge was a good one, I think, but not very subtle. Early on I predicted what the end would be and I was not the least surprised. "
— Jean, 1/20/2014