A review by jbl7701
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim

5.0

If you watched Little House on the Prairie as a kid then I suggest you read this book. As a kid, I knew her as mean Nellie Oleson. I knew she was an actress and most likely different from her character. Alison Arngrim does a great job telling her story. She grew up in a dysfunctional family and doesn’t shy away from her trauma. As a child actor, I was impressed by her professionalism. I enjoyed her stories about the time on the Little House set. I was struck by how Alison never really spoke badly of other actors, even the long running “joke” about Melissa Sue Anderson wasn’t truly harmful. I was impressed with her work during the early years of the AIDS and helping to change laws around sexual assault. I knew she did stand up and it came through in her writing. The book was engaging especially if you enjoy catching an episode of Little House when flipping channels.