mstone316's review
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.0
xeni's review against another edition
5.0
Sadly, this was the only Caroline book that I managed to read. I always wanted to buy the others, but by the time I had enough allowance, I had already moved on to greater books.
One of these days I will buy the whole entire series (from Martha all the way down to Rose!)
As I recall the novel, though, Caroline was a bit boring. The most interesting thing was that she lived in Boston (all the other girls I'd read about lived in frontier towns, or something similar), so we got a bit of city life (before it was the huge, traffic ridden mess it is these days).
I think she'd be more interesting once she grew up a little and developed some more personality, but as I remember it, she didn't really stand out in my mind. Large family (like all but Rose had), school life like anyone in that era, and same old problems.
Still, I'm glad that I had the chance to read it! It was most interesting to see what sort of traits Caroline already had as a young girl that would later be exhibited in her as a mother (as we got to know her from the start via Laura.)
One of these days I will buy the whole entire series (from Martha all the way down to Rose!)
As I recall the novel, though, Caroline was a bit boring. The most interesting thing was that she lived in Boston (all the other girls I'd read about lived in frontier towns, or something similar), so we got a bit of city life (before it was the huge, traffic ridden mess it is these days).
I think she'd be more interesting once she grew up a little and developed some more personality, but as I remember it, she didn't really stand out in my mind. Large family (like all but Rose had), school life like anyone in that era, and same old problems.
Still, I'm glad that I had the chance to read it! It was most interesting to see what sort of traits Caroline already had as a young girl that would later be exhibited in her as a mother (as we got to know her from the start via Laura.)
shaehk's review
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bookworm1909's review against another edition
1.0
I read this thinking (or hoping) that it would be just another series/continuation of the old Little House books I read growing up. While I thought the story was adequate, it didn't give me the good feelings, reminiscences, and homeliness-feel that the original books by Wilder left me with. My advice is have your kids read the original series first, and then if they want to, read these (but NOT as a replacement for the originals!).
panda_incognito's review against another edition
3.0
This book was not nearly as good as I remembered it. It was still interesting, and a nice story, but the writing was not engaging. The Martha books, the first generation of the Little House books, were by a different author and significantly better when it came to the writing style, although I would recommend both series to a younger child.
amy_in_alaska's review
4.0
I read all the Little House books as a child, and my now 9-year-old wants nothing to do with them, in part because they're long. I got her this one to try and ease her into them, hoping she'd love this one and want to read Laura's originals. She didn't, but I read it myself. I never knew Caroline's father had died when she was a child and that the grandpa in Little House in the Big Woods was her step-father.
xeni's review
5.0
Sadly, this was the only Caroline book that I managed to read. I always wanted to buy the others, but by the time I had enough allowance, I had already moved on to greater books.
One of these days I will buy the whole entire series (from Martha all the way down to Rose!)
As I recall the novel, though, Caroline was a bit boring. The most interesting thing was that she lived in Boston (all the other girls I'd read about lived in frontier towns, or something similar), so we got a bit of city life (before it was the huge, traffic ridden mess it is these days).
I think she'd be more interesting once she grew up a little and developed some more personality, but as I remember it, she didn't really stand out in my mind. Large family (like all but Rose had), school life like anyone in that era, and same old problems.
Still, I'm glad that I had the chance to read it! It was most interesting to see what sort of traits Caroline already had as a young girl that would later be exhibited in her as a mother (as we got to know her from the start via Laura.)
One of these days I will buy the whole entire series (from Martha all the way down to Rose!)
As I recall the novel, though, Caroline was a bit boring. The most interesting thing was that she lived in Boston (all the other girls I'd read about lived in frontier towns, or something similar), so we got a bit of city life (before it was the huge, traffic ridden mess it is these days).
I think she'd be more interesting once she grew up a little and developed some more personality, but as I remember it, she didn't really stand out in my mind. Large family (like all but Rose had), school life like anyone in that era, and same old problems.
Still, I'm glad that I had the chance to read it! It was most interesting to see what sort of traits Caroline already had as a young girl that would later be exhibited in her as a mother (as we got to know her from the start via Laura.)
jenbo's review
hopeful
informative
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? N/A
3.0