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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
A tad on the dull side in the body of the book. I agree with some other reviewers that the truly interesting parts are the beginning and ending written by Rose. However, while Laura's journal isn't that exciting, it is interesting to get a snippet of what daily life was like for them including
current prices of land and food.
current prices of land and food.
informative
fast-paced
We listened to all of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books on audiobooks during our road trips, but I wanted to know more about what happened to her. I picked this book up at a yard sale at some point.
Honestly, it's better than The First Four Years, perhaps because it was framed by Rose Wilder Lane, to put the diary in context. I found it informative.
Honestly, it's better than The First Four Years, perhaps because it was framed by Rose Wilder Lane, to put the diary in context. I found it informative.
For book club
A very sligt book. Growing up, I had read West from Home (which I loved) and was thinking it would be similiar. Laura's journal is brief, but still interesting. The glimpses into the towns they traveled through and her constant commentary on the crops were particularly interesting, especially considering how much they had struggled.
Rose's commentary that begins and ends the book, is well, odd. Though I certainly don't expect all of my beloved childhood authors to be pure happiness and light, Rose seems very bitter about all sorts of things. It's certainly enough for me to want to know more about Rose and what made her tick.
A very sligt book. Growing up, I had read West from Home (which I loved) and was thinking it would be similiar. Laura's journal is brief, but still interesting. The glimpses into the towns they traveled through and her constant commentary on the crops were particularly interesting, especially considering how much they had struggled.
Rose's commentary that begins and ends the book, is well, odd. Though I certainly don't expect all of my beloved childhood authors to be pure happiness and light, Rose seems very bitter about all sorts of things. It's certainly enough for me to want to know more about Rose and what made her tick.
Wilder's short diary was exceeded in length by her daughter's setting for the book, but it was interesting reading some of Wilder's early writings from well before she was known for her Little House books or even as a local article author. The style is spare, but you do see glimmer's of Wilder's style.
Note that this is 4 stars for those interested in Wilder as an author. Those who just want more Little House will be better served by reading Little House on Rocky Ridge which contains a fictionalized version of this same material and is more of a story.
Note that this is 4 stars for those interested in Wilder as an author. Those who just want more Little House will be better served by reading Little House on Rocky Ridge which contains a fictionalized version of this same material and is more of a story.
This was the last first time I will ever read a [a:Laura Ingalls Wilder|5300|Laura Ingalls Wilder|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1347574987p2/5300.jpg] book. Finding it, so many years after finishing her other books, was a treat. Although it is mostly comprised of diary entries documenting the family’s migration form De Smet, SD to Mansfield, MO, it contains some real gems. Even in the diary entries, written long before her Little House books, you can see who she will become as a writer. Her observations are sharp, and her descriptions often lyrical. Rose Wilder Lane’s commentary, and the pictures and maps included added another, deeper, dimension to the journey and to my understanding of Laura.
It was a pleasure to read this little volume but it left me with the feeling of wanting more, more, more… just as i felt decades ago when I finished the last Little House book.
It was a pleasure to read this little volume but it left me with the feeling of wanting more, more, more… just as i felt decades ago when I finished the last Little House book.
Four stars for the Rose parts, 2 stars for the Laura parts! I wish Rose had written her own autobiography.
I'm just grateful that it wasn't as traumatizing as The First Four Years.
I'm just grateful that it wasn't as traumatizing as The First Four Years.
adventurous
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
slow-paced
I've been meaning to read this for sometime. The 24 in 48 read-a-thon last weekend allowed me to finally get to it. Interesting to hear about Laura and her little family traveling from South Dakota to Missouri in a wagon, what they saw and who they met along the way in 1894.