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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I read all the Little House books as a child, and my now 9-year-old wants nothing to do with them, in part because they're long. I got her this one to try and ease her into them, hoping she'd love this one and want to read Laura's originals. She didn't, but I read it myself. I never knew Caroline's father had died when she was a child and that the grandpa in Little House in the Big Woods was her step-father.
Sadly, this was the only Caroline book that I managed to read. I always wanted to buy the others, but by the time I had enough allowance, I had already moved on to greater books.
One of these days I will buy the whole entire series (from Martha all the way down to Rose!)
As I recall the novel, though, Caroline was a bit boring. The most interesting thing was that she lived in Boston (all the other girls I'd read about lived in frontier towns, or something similar), so we got a bit of city life (before it was the huge, traffic ridden mess it is these days).
I think she'd be more interesting once she grew up a little and developed some more personality, but as I remember it, she didn't really stand out in my mind. Large family (like all but Rose had), school life like anyone in that era, and same old problems.
Still, I'm glad that I had the chance to read it! It was most interesting to see what sort of traits Caroline already had as a young girl that would later be exhibited in her as a mother (as we got to know her from the start via Laura.)
One of these days I will buy the whole entire series (from Martha all the way down to Rose!)
As I recall the novel, though, Caroline was a bit boring. The most interesting thing was that she lived in Boston (all the other girls I'd read about lived in frontier towns, or something similar), so we got a bit of city life (before it was the huge, traffic ridden mess it is these days).
I think she'd be more interesting once she grew up a little and developed some more personality, but as I remember it, she didn't really stand out in my mind. Large family (like all but Rose had), school life like anyone in that era, and same old problems.
Still, I'm glad that I had the chance to read it! It was most interesting to see what sort of traits Caroline already had as a young girl that would later be exhibited in her as a mother (as we got to know her from the start via Laura.)
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I really enjoyed reading the story of Laura Ingells Wilder's mother Caroline when she was a little girl. I will be looking for more books in this series.
I really enjoyed reading the story of Laura Ingells Wilder's mother Caroline when she was a little girl. I will be looking for more books in this series.
None of the other "Little House Years" books are as good as the ones about Laura but other then the Laura books I prefer the Martha and Charlotte books. I don't enjoy the Caroline books as much because they are a bit uneven for me with some in the series being really good and others lacking.
This book feels an awful lot like scenes ripped almost straight from some of the original Little House books, only with the names changed, and the addition of a weird butter fetish...