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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-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:
Complicated
tense
slow-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:
Complicated
This is by far the most depressing book of the series (though interestingly, not monotonous). It's literally the long winter: the first blizzard is in October and the last is in April or May. It's really scary to think about being that isolated, in such a fierce winter, with very poorly insulated houses. I'm always amazed people survived in the past as well as they did.
I was pissed at
I was pissed at
Spoiler
Almanzo through the first half or so of the book; his insistence that it was HIS seed wheat and fuck everybody else amirite? was just so offensive to me. Glad he came around though.
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
Listened as an audiobook as an adult. Cherry Jones does such a great job as narrator. I was on edge as the town had to try to make due with the lack of food and supplies. Blizzards, blizzards and more blizzards. Brrr....I was glad to be cozy in bed.
It's cold, it's raining, it's time to re-read The Long Winter
Re-read this last night to try to get some perspective. Didn't help.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The Wilder family suffers through 7 months of extremely harsh conditions during a winter which was almost all blizzards. They were constantly cold and toward the end, nearly ran out of food since the train couldn’t get through to town. As always their resourcefulness and hard work carried them through to spring when things turned around.
We lost our heat once in February a few years ago and it got cold quickly! I can’t imagine living 7 months trying to huddle up to the only heat source in the house.
We lost our heat once in February a few years ago and it got cold quickly! I can’t imagine living 7 months trying to huddle up to the only heat source in the house.