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kberry513's review against another edition
4.0
Thoughts on Little House in the Big Woods
So far this is an enjoyable read, although not much in the way of plot has happened. It's really just a glimpse into the way of life in the Wisconsin woods during the time Laura Ingalls Wilder was a little girl.
Thoughts on Farmer Boy
A glimpse into a slightly different version of life during the same time period in a slightly different area, this time from the perspective of a boy of 9 on a prosperous farm, rather than the girl of five in the middle of the woods.
Little House on the Prairie has a lot more racism against Native Americans than I ever noticed as a kid. But I suppose that's to be expected from the time.
Ok so I remember when I was little, this was more exciting...this is still a wonderful book and I enjoy reading about life during different time periods of American history (growing up, I lived for the American Girl books, then the Dear America books, and Ann Rinaldi's historical fiction). I even think that Little House may have kicked off that love. But there is very little plot still - in my memories of my mother reading a library copy of this, more stuff happened. And I'm sure it does; it's just that these are much more like vignettes than a cohesive story.
As a side note, I know Mary is only like 8 here or something, but I kinda want to slap her across the face. She's just such an obnoxious little goody two shoes. I'm probably terrible for thinking that.
Thougts on On the Banks of Plum Creek: Nellie Oleson is begging to be slapped. The Olesons are some of the worst parents ever. As lovable as Pa is, he's always doing something dangerous against Ma's advice. Sometimes it's for a good reason, other times it's because he's obnoxiously stubborn. Mary is still annoyingly holier than thou, but not as bad as before. But I still love the peek into the way things were living in Minnesota back then.
Thoughts on By The Shores of Silver Lake - This was a bit more exciting than the others and I found the description of building the railroads very interesting. I also feel like I should note that Ma is both racist and a massive wet blanket. For good reason, I suppose, due to the time period she lived in. But Pa wasn't nearly as racist.
So far this is an enjoyable read, although not much in the way of plot has happened. It's really just a glimpse into the way of life in the Wisconsin woods during the time Laura Ingalls Wilder was a little girl.
Thoughts on Farmer Boy
A glimpse into a slightly different version of life during the same time period in a slightly different area, this time from the perspective of a boy of 9 on a prosperous farm, rather than the girl of five in the middle of the woods.
Little House on the Prairie has a lot more racism against Native Americans than I ever noticed as a kid. But I suppose that's to be expected from the time.
Ok so I remember when I was little, this was more exciting...this is still a wonderful book and I enjoy reading about life during different time periods of American history (growing up, I lived for the American Girl books, then the Dear America books, and Ann Rinaldi's historical fiction). I even think that Little House may have kicked off that love. But there is very little plot still - in my memories of my mother reading a library copy of this, more stuff happened. And I'm sure it does; it's just that these are much more like vignettes than a cohesive story.
As a side note, I know Mary is only like 8 here or something, but I kinda want to slap her across the face. She's just such an obnoxious little goody two shoes. I'm probably terrible for thinking that.
Thougts on On the Banks of Plum Creek: Nellie Oleson is begging to be slapped. The Olesons are some of the worst parents ever. As lovable as Pa is, he's always doing something dangerous against Ma's advice. Sometimes it's for a good reason, other times it's because he's obnoxiously stubborn. Mary is still annoyingly holier than thou, but not as bad as before. But I still love the peek into the way things were living in Minnesota back then.
Thoughts on By The Shores of Silver Lake - This was a bit more exciting than the others and I found the description of building the railroads very interesting. I also feel like I should note that Ma is both racist and a massive wet blanket. For good reason, I suppose, due to the time period she lived in. But Pa wasn't nearly as racist.
miradanielak's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
seforana's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Animal death
pocketvolcano's review against another edition
5.0
I read these books when I was younger and loved them. When I saw the first five books were collected in a beautiful new binding I had to pick this up and re-read them. I appreciate them even more now, knowing the politics of the frontier and the many dangers people faced in the 1870s-1880s. Laura has an amazing gift for storytelling, painting pictures with her words, as her sister Mary said after Mary went blind due to scarlet fever. I only hope the other books are collected in another binding, as beautiful as this one is. Highly recommended for people young and old.
hoosgracie's review
5.0
One of the few sets of books that I have read multiple times. The Little House books are some of the first that actually interested me. I can still remember reading them in the car when we went to visit Desmet, SD when I was around 8 or 9.
me_myself_myshelf's review
5.0
I’m so lucky to have my mom’s boxed set of these! I was in a phase where I read all of them and loved every page. Hopefully the series will never go out of style since they are timeless and enjoyable.