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2.43 AVERAGE
2.43 AVERAGE
I read some of the other reviews and found them interesting. I agree that this book was kind of boring, but I liked it much better than Melissa Gilbert's book. Anderson didn't bash Gilbert. It was obvious, that she wasn't mentioned much in the book at all, that they didn't like each other, but I was impressed that she left the subject alone.
Very much a re-telling of the Little House TV series from the child star's point of view.
Since I'd read all of the other little house alums books, I figured that I would give Melissa Anderson's a try even though the reviews were pretty bad. What I've read review wise is pretty dead on with how the book is. Very bland, dry and boring. Melissa makes it sound like she was the best thing about little house and is almost just too perky about the whole experience. She summarizes a few shows from each season she was in and throws in the rare tidbit about filming here and there. The beginning of every chapter starts like a script and it is just bizarre. If you want little house fun, get Alison's book, more info, more fun and a much better read!
Melissa Anderson is best known as the eldest daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie, which ran from 1974-1983. Anderson details the way she was cast as the oldest Ingalls child and how excited she was because she had been such a fan of the books. As the series continues, she details the main storylines she was a part of and how she felt about them. She also explains when she knew it was time to hang up her bonnet.
I am a Little House fan and have read the entire series. I will also catch a rerun anytime I can. After reading Alison Arngrim's memoir I knew I wanted to read more behind the scenes books. Anderson does a good job of telling her story and does so in such a way that the reader is instantly transported to the episode and can see it in their mind's eye. She also shares details of how she tried to be a regular teenager while on one of the most popular shows of the time. She describes how she felt about Michael Landon and his affair with her body double. She also explains when she knew it was time to leave Walnut Grove for good. The only thing that could have made this book a lot better was if she had read it herself although the narrator did a wonderful job.
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This was a quick read, but I did not enjoy it as much as Melissa Gilbert's or Alison Arngrim's books. Melissa Anderson goes into detail on many of the episodes that her character Mary had the main storyline in. There was some interesting insight into how some of these stories came about. She also talks about other movies that she made, television show appearances and After School Specials she appeared in. I did not realize she had so many other acting experiences during her time on Little House. She does not mention her snubbing of Melissa Gilbert or Alison Arngrim as they did in their books. The only person from the show that she talks quite a bit about is Michael Landon. Even though she puts him down in many instances, she also says many positive things about him. All in all, I found the book interesting because of my love of the show. I know I will keep in mind some of the details she mentioned when watching these episodes next time.
If you've ever wished that you could read an actor's DVD commentary in expensive hardcover book form, you are so in luck.
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This wasn't so much a memoir as an annotated description of all the Little House on the Prairie episodes that featured Mary.
Mary Ingalls wrote a boring, vapid book. That's pretty much what you need to know.
I only finished the book because i paid for it. Really? It was miserable. I finished Allison Arngrims book prior and it was a FAR better read.
I really have nothin positive to say about this book except that if you MUST read it, get it from the library.
I only finished the book because i paid for it. Really? It was miserable. I finished Allison Arngrims book prior and it was a FAR better read.
I really have nothin positive to say about this book except that if you MUST read it, get it from the library.