Reviews

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

mikbisson's review against another edition

3.5

I like these books!

annashiv's review against another edition

4.0

I thought I wouldn't like this as much as the first one since it wasn't about laura, but I might have liked it better. There were a couple chapters I didn't care for, but overall I loved it. I think I read this one as a kid or at least part of it and I didn't appreciate it then. It's strange these books are better when you get older. Maybe I'm just wishing times were simpler again, but I think we really lost something as technology advanced and cities got bigger and bigger.

jcubifer's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

amalauna's review

adventurous funny relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

lorebooks's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

awetzel829's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

rspinniken's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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? No

5.0

vanessagrausam's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

langwidere's review against another edition

based purely on the metric of mouthwatering descriptions of food this is a top tier little house book

kailey_luminouslibro's review against another edition

4.0

Almanzo Wilder is growing up on the farm, helping his father with all the chores and planting and harvesting. But he isn't allowed to go near the young colts, for fear that he would startle them or teach them bad habits. More than anything, Almanzo longs to have his own colt to break and ride, but his father says he is too young. Year after year, Almanzo works in the barn and in the fields, determined to prove to his father that he is ready to have his own colt.

This book makes me hungry because it is constantly describing all this delicious food in delightful detail. Don't read it on an empty stomach! I guess when Almanzo looks back on his childhood, he just remembers the good food from the farm! haha!

It is really humbling to see how excited the family get about simple things like new shoes or a "store boughten" hat. It makes me realize just how rich we all are in this modern day, and how grateful we should be for the simplest things in life.