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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed reading this book even though it meant that Laura's story in the Little House books was almost over. I love how grown up Laura was in the book. Teaching school at 15, living away from Ma and Pa with the crazy Brewsters (please tell me what happened to the wife and the knife!) courting with Almanzo, learning to drive his wild horses, teaching more school. As a child it all seemed interesting to me, and as a grown up who is in the same profession as Laura (teaching, not taming horses) I found it interesting to see how teacher's didn't have nearly as much schooling as we do today, and everyone seemed okay with that.
I did find think book to be a little bittersweet though, Laura married Almanzo and I will admit I shed a little tear when she was getting ready to move and having her LAST supper with the family. It was all so exciting and sad because it was the end. I know there is The First Four Years, but I have never really liked that book. Probably because Rose wrote most of it after Laura passed away...probably also because of the sadness in it. Happy Golden Years leaves the Wilders with such hope! I wish their lives had turned out a little better.
I did find think book to be a little bittersweet though, Laura married Almanzo and I will admit I shed a little tear when she was getting ready to move and having her LAST supper with the family. It was all so exciting and sad because it was the end. I know there is The First Four Years, but I have never really liked that book. Probably because Rose wrote most of it after Laura passed away...probably also because of the sadness in it. Happy Golden Years leaves the Wilders with such hope! I wish their lives had turned out a little better.
Really just read this for completion's sake. I was deeply annoyed with Laura for most of this book for her treatment of Almanzo, who seemed like a pretty nice guy. But ah well.
My favorite of the series. Pa still makes some rash decisions of course, but nothing terrible happens. And it is amazing how romantic a children’s book can be.
This is, without a doubt, my favorite book of the entire Little House series! Even though it has Laura in a tough position at the start, this novel just plays out so wonderfully. There are still tough moments and annoying characters, but overall, it's just such a joy to read about Laura's selflessness, how she's growing up and, of course, her initial moments and relationship with Almanzo Wilder. I swooned a LOT as an adult reading this one!
This is one of my favourite books, because you see the development of the relationship between Laura and Almanzo. And it's such a beautiful little courtship, from her complete denial that he is her beau, to her acceptance of how much she misses their rides together... to finally her realization to how much she loves him. When she defends her relationship to Mary, it's so sweet and innocent.
The one thing that does get to me, having read this critically now, is how little we know about what they actually talk about. From what is shared, they never really talk about anything substantial. But that is just because it's not necessary to recount their conversations.
The one thing that does get to me, having read this critically now, is how little we know about what they actually talk about. From what is shared, they never really talk about anything substantial. But that is just because it's not necessary to recount their conversations.
It makes me so nostalgic for childhood. This is a really good one.
Follows the wagon ride filled courtship of Laura and Almanzo.
re-read this in 2020 and oh my soul it ripped me in half. things hit you differently as an adult. as a child I loved this for the happy ending, as an adult reading this in a pandemic, I cried for Laura's life changing. this book and the first one are arguably my favorites of the entire series.
