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Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
Alison Arngrim
4.13 AVERAGE
447 reviews for:
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
Alison Arngrim
4.13 AVERAGE
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I never thought I'd give this five stars. I've read a few memoirs lately and enjoyed them in the way one enjoys a glimpse into someone else's dining room during a family fight. This book is different. There is a purpose. Two in fact.
Reading about how Angrim used Nellie Oleson to raise awareness of AIDS in the late 80's, and sexual abuse after that? That's the kind of moral I want to find in these stories, whether naively optimistic or not.
Reading about how Angrim used Nellie Oleson to raise awareness of AIDS in the late 80's, and sexual abuse after that? That's the kind of moral I want to find in these stories, whether naively optimistic or not.
What an amazing autobiography! I'm a "fan" of Little House on the Prairie only in that I watched it as a child and enjoyed it then. After the last episode, I really didn't think about it too much more. But I was always intrigued by Nellie, who wasn't? When I started reading some blurbs and good reviews of this book, I decided to give it a go. I really have not read a lot of autobiographys I must admit. So this was a bit of a new experience.
Once I reached the end, my only thought was that i want Alison Angrim to write more. About SOMETHING. I want to see her comedy act. I want to just hear this woman be funny and charming. There's a sincerity that permeates this book that is both delightful and admirable. There are some really difficult subjects dealt with here, and they are handled with such a deft hand that it left me slightly in awe. She manages to be funny, inspiring and moving without ever being maudlin or insipid. Sitting here thinking about it as I write this review, I have to wonder... was this book really that good? Really five stars good? And yes... yes it was.
Once I reached the end, my only thought was that i want Alison Angrim to write more. About SOMETHING. I want to see her comedy act. I want to just hear this woman be funny and charming. There's a sincerity that permeates this book that is both delightful and admirable. There are some really difficult subjects dealt with here, and they are handled with such a deft hand that it left me slightly in awe. She manages to be funny, inspiring and moving without ever being maudlin or insipid. Sitting here thinking about it as I write this review, I have to wonder... was this book really that good? Really five stars good? And yes... yes it was.
I really enjoyed learning about Alison Arngrim's life while on the set of Little House on The Prairie, before she got the role, and her years since. It was interesting to learn all of the little insights into the behind-the-scenes of the show as well as the relationships between the cast members. It was interesting to learn more about her charity work with the AIDS society and the PROTECT organization. I would recommend this to any person who was a fan of the Little House on the Prairie TV series.
Of the three recent bios by Little House on the Prairie stars, this is the BEST, hands-down. Funny, sad, interesting, thoughtful, enjoyable... not boring like Melissa Sue Anderson's bio.
LOVED it! And, yes, I totally watched LHOTP growing up, I wasn't raised in a cave.
This was a very entertaining book to read! It was a nice little insight into the author's life as a child actress and basically life in Hollywood in general. She is a really good writer and funny too. She also covers the topic of child sexual abuse and incest with tact. I really enjoyed this book.
I will be the first to admit it. I love Nellie Oleson. More than Laura, more than Mary. Always have.
Unlike Melissa Gilbert's memoir (which I also loved, sue me), this one doesn't have love affairs with Brat Pack boys. However, this one does have more gossip about Little House on the Prairie people (red alert: Michael Landon never wore underwear). Alison also has a compelling story to tell about her activism on behalf of abused children and people with HIV/AIDS. If you're a Nellie fan, you'll like it. That's all.
Unlike Melissa Gilbert's memoir (which I also loved, sue me), this one doesn't have love affairs with Brat Pack boys. However, this one does have more gossip about Little House on the Prairie people (red alert: Michael Landon never wore underwear). Alison also has a compelling story to tell about her activism on behalf of abused children and people with HIV/AIDS. If you're a Nellie fan, you'll like it. That's all.
Absolutely hilarious read, great insights into Little House on the Prairie and some surprising info about Arngrim's awful home life. But she's never complaining; just telling it straight and simple and she comes out of her hardships sounding like the hopeful, optimistic and strong person that she is. I have a new respect for "Nellie."
I was never a "Little House on the Prairie" fan, but this is a funny, moving, interesting book by a woman who definitely earned my respect.