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A review by deepbutdazzlingdarkness
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
4.0
Like many people, I was hugely into the Little House on the Prairie books as a kid (also all the other series surrounding it). I’ve even visited the historical site on Rocky Ridge in Missouri so it was interesting to learn so much about the real story behind them and how much bleaker it was. I listened to this on audiobook, and the narrator did a really great job of portraying how loathsome Rose Wilder Lane was. I knew vaguely about her politics, but not how extreme they were, and also how troubled she was as a person.
It is really long (21 hours) and even listening on 1.25 speed, it took me more than a week to get through, but I can’t really imagine what I would have chosen to leave out. I liked how comprehensive it was both about Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and about life on the prairie for people in general, as well as how life changed over the huge amount of time it spans. Based on other reviews, I did end up borrowing the ebook version as well to see the pictures included, and I appreciated those as well.
It is really long (21 hours) and even listening on 1.25 speed, it took me more than a week to get through, but I can’t really imagine what I would have chosen to leave out. I liked how comprehensive it was both about Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and about life on the prairie for people in general, as well as how life changed over the huge amount of time it spans. Based on other reviews, I did end up borrowing the ebook version as well to see the pictures included, and I appreciated those as well.