Reviews

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

shesgothernoseinabookagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

magpie_cartwheel's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kathoulhu's review against another edition

2.0

I have read the Little House series a number of times now -- nearly always in the winter it seems; perhaps because so much of the books seems to take place when the family is struggling through blizzards and cold weather! Despite elements that make me occasionally cringe (in the first book, there's a song about an "old darkie"), and the conflicting emotions I feel when skimming quickly past these passages (these songs were real...the events were real...that is really what people were called back then...and yet, I somehow wish they could be removed if only to restore the simple purity of the stories), I continue to read the entire series every few years. The stories of hard work and perseverance will never grow old. The way the family makes due with so little, and yet with such happiness, is always a refreshing reminder of not only how good we have it now, but that perhaps there are aspects to that way of living that deserve to have a place in the modern world.

laurahorn's review against another edition

5.0

Loved the whole series! One of my favorites growing up.

kmrose's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Cherry Jones is marvelous but it’s hard to hear what they thought about the native people whose land they were taking. Reflects the time, but still hard to listen to.

angelfruit's review against another edition

1.0

note to self read the book you’re gonna read aloud with your class so you don’t accidentally read a racist book like this one

coleridgegirl's review against another edition

5.0

See note on book 1

samiwise's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

tamsin_emma's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

nancyadelman's review against another edition

4.0

Ma and Pa and Carrie, Laura, and Mary leave the Little House in the Big Woods for the plains of Kansas where they encounter fires, wild animals, and Indians. This is the farthest I've read in the Little House series and I think I will read a bit farther.

Full review to follow under "These Happy Golden Years."