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seregelda's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
CW: cultural appropriation, child abuse, sexism, racism, animal cruelty, bullying, misogyny, colonialism, animal killing and butchering, injuries
I tried to read this when I was little and read the first two Little House books, back then this book was labeled the third in the series. I didn't get very far into this book when I was little, I think I got bored when he was training his cattle.
At the end where his father compares his work as a farmer to the cart-maker in town he says some nonsense about being independent while the cart-maker is not, and that got under my skin. He was dependent on the Canadian helpers he constantly hires, he was dependent on the shopkeepers to buy his farm goods, he's dependent on his children to do the daily chores and help him harvest. I hate the American myth of the independent farmer, humans are interdependent and it's a good thing (excepting the child labor).
I tried to read this when I was little and read the first two Little House books, back then this book was labeled the third in the series. I didn't get very far into this book when I was little, I think I got bored when he was training his cattle.
At the end where his father compares his work as a farmer to the cart-maker in town he says some nonsense about being independent while the cart-maker is not, and that got under my skin. He was dependent on the Canadian helpers he constantly hires, he was dependent on the shopkeepers to buy his farm goods, he's dependent on his children to do the daily chores and help him harvest. I hate the American myth of the independent farmer, humans are interdependent and it's a good thing (excepting the child labor).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Colonisation
hazelsnoot's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Lots more corporal punishment in this book that in Laura's book. Interesting look at the class differences between the wilder and Ingalls families. I found the parents more jolly and personable than Charles and Caroline.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Colonisation
the_robyn's review
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexism
Minor: Colonisation
bookrecsanddnfs's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Minor: Bullying