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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
After the happily ever after for Laura and Almanzo was one big 'hang in there!' They had love and heart and courage and they needed it to face the calamities that beset their first four years of marriage.
Laura and Almanzo made an agreement when they first got married. She didn't want to be a farmer's wife because she knew how hard the life was and they always seemed to just barely be getting by. Almanzo asked her to give it four years and she agree.
Poor Manny, he wanted things to be so wonderful for Laura. He built her a beautiful little house with a quaint pantry, good cold cellar, a separate bedroom, and all on the pretty tree homestead where he kept a driving team, a new saddle horse for Laura, his work horses, and their buggy, sleigh and wagon. He had in lots of wheat acres and had a new plow to make it easier to get in more acres. But between bouts of bad weather right when the good crop was coming in, their dreadful illnesses and the complicated birth of children, their debts were growing concerning. Laura gave it her all as did Almanzo.
Though there were some really hard struggles through this shorter and last book in the Little House series, Laura told it all with hope, some amusement, and lots of tenderness.
Cherry Jones remained a fab narrator for this final book and adapted to the change in tone and writing style quite well.
All in all, I was glad I revisited this one because, while I remembered the earlier books in the series rather well, this was the one I had not many memories from and so much more struck me as an adult reader that flew by my head as a child.
Laura and Almanzo made an agreement when they first got married. She didn't want to be a farmer's wife because she knew how hard the life was and they always seemed to just barely be getting by. Almanzo asked her to give it four years and she agree.
Poor Manny, he wanted things to be so wonderful for Laura. He built her a beautiful little house with a quaint pantry, good cold cellar, a separate bedroom, and all on the pretty tree homestead where he kept a driving team, a new saddle horse for Laura, his work horses, and their buggy, sleigh and wagon. He had in lots of wheat acres and had a new plow to make it easier to get in more acres. But between bouts of bad weather right when the good crop was coming in, their dreadful illnesses and the complicated birth of children, their debts were growing concerning. Laura gave it her all as did Almanzo.
Though there were some really hard struggles through this shorter and last book in the Little House series, Laura told it all with hope, some amusement, and lots of tenderness.
Cherry Jones remained a fab narrator for this final book and adapted to the change in tone and writing style quite well.
All in all, I was glad I revisited this one because, while I remembered the earlier books in the series rather well, this was the one I had not many memories from and so much more struck me as an adult reader that flew by my head as a child.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
The book was very short to be covering four years time, so everything felt a little bare bones. It does bring about Rose, which means the future books about her growing up.
adventurous
challenging
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Pregnancy
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
I always wish this one was longer. But it is still sweet.