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The Long Winter
by Garth Williams, Laura Ingalls Wilder
In the series (so far), this one is by far the scariest. It's written in such a way that kids won't be scared, but my one thought, the entire time I read this, is that the family was starving to death. Not the casual way we'll tell a friend or loved one "Man, I can't wait to eat; I'm starving" but serious, actual, real starvation. I knew the family would survive the winter, but I found myself very, very anxious and scared for them. That's excellent storytelling/writing.
That being said, the book was a little slow for me. I really, really hate winter and the cold, and the long months of winter dragged into a long book for me.
The Ingalls are more real in this book, more human. The family is thought of as a very perfect family, but in this book, Pa steals, gets involved with a mob, and other unlawful things-yes, in order to survive, but it also shows him as being very human.
(Changing the subject, but i just love the fact that all the books in this series counts for four challenges!)
That being said, the book was a little slow for me. I really, really hate winter and the cold, and the long months of winter dragged into a long book for me.
The Ingalls are more real in this book, more human. The family is thought of as a very perfect family, but in this book, Pa steals, gets involved with a mob, and other unlawful things-yes, in order to survive, but it also shows him as being very human.
(Changing the subject, but i just love the fact that all the books in this series counts for four challenges!)