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These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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terrym10's review against another edition

4.0

This is such a heartwarming series! I wasn’t sure if I had read this one when I was a kid, but I must have read it at least once as I remembered some parts of it. It wasn’t my favorite, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. I can’t even imagine teaching school at the age of 15. But she was married at 18, and I married my first husband at 17, so that wasn’t hard to imagine. I can’t wait to read the last book in the series to see if I remember it as well!

bitchie's review against another edition

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5.0

I finished up my reread of this series today. It's just comforting, to read those old childhood favorites with new eyes. My heart still skips a beat when Almanzo asks Laura if he can see her home that first time! I still get scared with Laura during her first teaching job (how awful was that Mrs Brewster?!)

I chalk a lot of how good I did in certain classes in school to stories like these, and wish more kids today were still reading them.

ETA 2017: I think that, in spite of this series not being romance, that Almanzo Wilder is one of my top most romantic males. He's sweet and caring, and he lets Laura be Laura. He keeps fetching her from school, even after she tells him she's not interested, and then keeps on trying after the school thing is all done! And he lets Laura drive his crazy, half broken horses!

beanbag883's review against another edition

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emotional informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

oddpilot97's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

bookishlybeauty's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

lisams12's review against another edition

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5.0

A classic. Read when I was a girl and re-read as an adult. I actually enjoyed The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years and the First Four Years more as an adult.