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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Who am I to resist the cuteness of old school romance
I very sweet romance! Laura is all grown up and a real lady. What a cozy book!
This was the first 'Little House' book I read. I picked it up at work on day when I didn't have my book with me. I enjoyed this look into the life of people on the prairie. I had seen some of the show episodes so it was nice to know a bit more about how the ladies grew and developed into different parts of their lives. It was a bit of a spoiler to know Laura's last name. :D
"Golden years are passing by,
Happy, happy golden years,
Passing on the wings of time,
These happy golden years.
Call them back as they go by,
Sweet their memories are,
Oh, improve them as they fly,
These happy golden years.”
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"These Happy Golden Years" has been my baby sister's favorite book of the Little House series for forever. And re-reading it, I don't blame her. By the age of eight she'd read the book in its entirety no less than 50 times. She would claim to read it so often because she wanted to get teaching ideas if she became a teacher, but occasionally you could weasel it out of her that maybe she liked reading about Laura and Almanzo's relationship too. She jumped on reading "These Happy Golden Years" with me this month... only she managed to read through it twice before I even managed to get through the first half of the book. Laura and Almanzo's buggy ride with Nellie Oleson makes me laugh every time I read it.
Happy, happy golden years,
Passing on the wings of time,
These happy golden years.
Call them back as they go by,
Sweet their memories are,
Oh, improve them as they fly,
These happy golden years.”
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"These Happy Golden Years" has been my baby sister's favorite book of the Little House series for forever. And re-reading it, I don't blame her. By the age of eight she'd read the book in its entirety no less than 50 times. She would claim to read it so often because she wanted to get teaching ideas if she became a teacher, but occasionally you could weasel it out of her that maybe she liked reading about Laura and Almanzo's relationship too. She jumped on reading "These Happy Golden Years" with me this month... only she managed to read through it twice before I even managed to get through the first half of the book. Laura and Almanzo's buggy ride with Nellie Oleson makes me laugh every time I read it.
I mistakenly skipped the seventh Little House on the Prairie book when I picked up These Happy Golden Years. This is a nice enough conclusion to the series, but I must admit that I haven't enjoyed the books as much as I was expecting to. Although the children are growing up as the books progress, each of the tales are quite similar, and only a couple have stood out for me.
NB. I'm pleased that Ma finally told her husband to put his fiddle away in this book, but wish it hadn't taken so long.
NB. I'm pleased that Ma finally told her husband to put his fiddle away in this book, but wish it hadn't taken so long.
I was so happy that Nellie didn't get Almanzo. What can I say? I was a sucker for this stuff when I was in 4th grade.
A lovely warm fuzzy end to the series. (Yeah, I know there are more now, but this feels like the ride-off-into-the-sunset book- [b:The First Four Years (Little House, #9)|77765|The First Four Years (Little House, #9) |Laura Ingalls Wilder|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266467290s/77765.jpg|11181] has always struck me as coda.)
Deliciously scary buggy rides. Buttoned-up romance. The huge cultural divide from them to me is easier and more interesting to explore in this book because there is little overtly obnoxious (no minstrel shows, no harsh comments from Ma) and much that has changed completely. There's a lot of preaching, again- I wonder if the story arc, growing steadily more Christian, mirrors an actual change in the family's piety or just a growing awareness of it on Laura's part.
There's also a great deal of suffering and self-denial, some of which seems nonsensical to this modern eye. I suspect it's a cultural divide, again, but what was so awful about having emotions? Why was that not okay?
The writing, as in the entire series, is solid as a rock. It's the philosophy which has given me pause this time through.
Deliciously scary buggy rides. Buttoned-up romance. The huge cultural divide from them to me is easier and more interesting to explore in this book because there is little overtly obnoxious (no minstrel shows, no harsh comments from Ma) and much that has changed completely. There's a lot of preaching, again- I wonder if the story arc, growing steadily more Christian, mirrors an actual change in the family's piety or just a growing awareness of it on Laura's part.
There's also a great deal of suffering and self-denial, some of which seems nonsensical to this modern eye. I suspect it's a cultural divide, again, but what was so awful about having emotions? Why was that not okay?
The writing, as in the entire series, is solid as a rock. It's the philosophy which has given me pause this time through.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved seeing the differences in life between them and now! Teaching school at 15 and 17 year olds learning fractions! Her and almanzo’s relationship is fun and very quiet. Slower book but enjoyable
Like the other books in the series, this book is completely charming and ends on a bittersweet note.