A review by quoththegirl
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder

5.0

My nickname for my husband is Cap, in part because Cap Garland was a formative influence on me when I read this book as a kid. I wanted him to read this book so he could see why. Now we're reading all of the Wilder books aloud to each other and marveling at how incredibly good these are! Reading The Long Winter as an adult is very different from reading it as a child. As a kid, I knew the Ingalls family would come through just fine. They're the main characters! As an adult, I can see that this story is a lot grimmer than I realized. The family is basically starving to death (and many people did die that winter in reality). Definitely a darker tale than young Stephanie comprehended.