REVIEW: Little Cabin in the Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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May 242013
 

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Publication: (originally pub'd 1932), Hardcover, 238pp
Series: Little House #1
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Meet Laura Ingalls...the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. Wolves and panthers and bears roamed the deep Wisconsin woods in the 1870's. In those same woods, Laura Ingalls lived with her Pa and Ma, and her sisters Mary and baby Carrie, in a snug little house built of logs. Pa hunted and trapped. Ma made her own cheese and maple syrup. All night long, the wind howled lonesomely, but Pa played his fiddle and sang, keeping the family safe and cozy. (From Goodreads)


I haven’t read the Little House books in SO. LONG. A reread of the series has been on my mind for the last few years, but I stupidly sold my box set a few moves ago and I haven’t replaced it yet. I finally got up the courage to wander into the children’s section of the library the other week, so now I can finally get reacquainted with Laura and her family.

The writing style feels very much like it’s from the POV of a child (Laura, obviously), which I didn’t remember from the last time I read it. I also didn’t remember the very Victorian-ish/Edwardian-ish sensibilities, the kind that you’d find in books like The Secret Garden, for instance. For example: Nature is good! Children should be outdoors! Hard work is good, too, and children should work hard. (Children like working hard, too. It’s almost like playing but more useful?) It makes sense, because Laura COMES from that time period. Also, that sort of thing was popular (again) when her books first came out in the 1930s– or maybe she made it popular again! Either way, it’s there, and it’s making me regret living in a city. Continue reading »

REVIEW: Portlandtown by Rob DeBorde

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May 222013
 
REVIEW: Portlandtown by Rob DeBorde

I checked this book out from the library because it had two things: 1. zombies 2. fantasy/historical fiction/Western mash-up It’s got a lot more than that, too, but those were the things that drew me to it– them, plus the cover. It’s the first book in the series, and unfortunately it does that thing where [...]

REVIEW: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

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May 212013
 
REVIEW: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

I put off reading Persepolis for the longest time because I thought it’d be depressing and I’m a big emotional scaredy-cat. While Persepolis DOES have its darker moments, what I ended up reading wasn’t a story of unrelenting sadness. Instead, there’s humor, lots of love, and a big fat epiphany that I’m a dunderhead. I’m [...]

Currently Reading (May 19)

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May 192013
 
Currently Reading (May 19)

From Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager. I’m having a mini-readathon this weekend because I need to return my library books this week before I head off to Book Expo America. So far I’ve read Seven-Day Magic and Not Just a Witch, and I’m about halfway done with Year of the Griffin. Next up is The [...]

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