sjchaima's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
hkeeney7398's review against another edition
1.0
I did not care for this book. First of all, I did not like most of the male characters. I found Jeremy very sexist and just plain insensitive. Second, I am kind of happy that he did die and some of these other men as well. Third, over half of the book felt like filler to me. I want to know more about Ruth, Suzanne, and Tipton. They were the most intriguing characters. Also, if Charles died as well I also wouldnt be sad. With all the grief in this book I wanted to cry at least once. I didn't.
an_enthusiastic_reader's review against another edition
2.0
For book club. The author of this book never met a platitude she didn't like. The plot and some of the characters do pull the reader through this unevenly paced story, but not without preaching the Biblical virtues of patience and acceptance and piety throughout, and if that is appealing to some, so be it; this book was written for those who enjoy the heavy-handed religious lessons. For this reader, however, some of the dialogue was so treacly that it had to be eye-skimmed.
A note of caution: the Kindle version of this book is full of typos. It might be a function of digitizing the original text without careful html editing, but it was completely distracting having to mentally edit the sentences to add periods and end-quote marks where they should have been.
Laura Ingalls Wilder books are still the preferred source for all things manifest destiny.
A note of caution: the Kindle version of this book is full of typos. It might be a function of digitizing the original text without careful html editing, but it was completely distracting having to mentally edit the sentences to add periods and end-quote marks where they should have been.
Laura Ingalls Wilder books are still the preferred source for all things manifest destiny.
laraotto's review
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
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