tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post6475546656221546653..comments2024-03-26T14:59:45.234-07:00Comments on Vintage Reads: These Happy Golden YearsVintage Readinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-35900782163101246402019-09-02T20:54:45.524-07:002019-09-02T20:54:45.524-07:00I don't remember the books after Good Wives be...I don't remember the books after Good Wives becoming sentimental. I must read them again!Viola7http://www.bookaddiction.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-33191976239831715042018-05-30T02:09:08.285-07:002018-05-30T02:09:08.285-07:00I've read all the books, and have read them to...I've read all the books, and have read them to my daughters as bedtime stories as well. I think I can remember my mother reading them to me, but as that would have been more than 60 years ago, I may be wrong about that. At college, they were re-discovered again with house-mates who hadn't encountered the books before. So, three, four times read? I'm always moved to tears, the descriptions of family life, the practical difficulties of pioneering life.<br /><br />I'm wondering whether the biography you refer to in your next post adds any insights to those already gathered from the stories?<br /><br />One thing I did wonder, was whether Laura developed her fabulous story-telling skills from the fact that her sister Mary was blind. So she would have noticed every detail of things to tell Mary.<br /><br />sensibiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715737628925538412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-929549833479908772018-03-04T14:17:52.400-08:002018-03-04T14:17:52.400-08:00Buried in Print, yes I think our concept of childh...Buried in Print, yes I think our concept of childhood is completely different to the nineteenth century concept of childhood! And of course, they didn't all thrive like Laura, Mary went blind following German measles and Carrie was always frail and undernourished. <br /><br />Amy, they do work well reading them from an adult perspective, particularly the last three.<br /><br />Alice, well worth a re-read. (I had a bit of a crush on Michael Landon who played Pa in the TV series).<br /><br />Nadia, you must re-read the books. Melissa Gilbert was a very good Laura though!Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-45804666645036547752018-03-02T06:26:40.818-08:002018-03-02T06:26:40.818-08:00I've never read the books, just watched the TV...I've never read the books, just watched the TV show - I actually watched it the other night. Reading your posts makes me want to pick up the books and read them - especially as I love the show so much. Should be interesting considering the books are so different to the show :)Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-57246869492919789162018-03-02T03:43:14.079-08:002018-03-02T03:43:14.079-08:00I remember loving the TV show when I was younger, ...I remember loving the TV show when I was younger, I had no idea the books were quite different. I think I'll have to add the first to my wishlist! You've converted me :)Alicehttp://www.ofbooks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-13134189358610144172018-02-28T07:18:50.445-08:002018-02-28T07:18:50.445-08:00I loved these books as a child and need to re-read...I loved these books as a child and need to re-read them and the biography.Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/15353920822811597411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-91388862895092816442018-02-25T09:24:09.325-08:002018-02-25T09:24:09.325-08:00I didn't read this one as a girl either; I was...I didn't read this one as a girl either; I wasn't interested in stories about courtship and marriage at all at that time (whereas I loved The Long Winter, as others have commented too). In rereading the series a couple of years ago, there was much that surprised me (not all good surprises either), and I was particularly struck by how much responsibility all the girls had, at remarkably young ages: impressive!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-78609211223661705052018-02-24T05:21:33.987-08:002018-02-24T05:21:33.987-08:00Lark, I still have By the Shores of Silver Lake to...Lark, I still have By the Shores of Silver Lake to read because my bookshop couldn't get hold of it. So glad there is still more Laura to come!<br /><br />Anbolyn, I think you would enjoy them, they read very well from an adult perspective, too, particularly the last three books.<br /><br />Penny, The Long Winter is extraordinary isn't it? Ma's resourcefulness in making a button lamp and an 'apple pie' from green pumpkins when the blizzard's rage outside the cabin.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-36260134353377048392018-02-23T21:44:09.283-08:002018-02-23T21:44:09.283-08:00I have loved and read these books over and over ag...I have loved and read these books over and over again and have even visited a few of the sites. Most winters, in the middle of a snowstorm, I re-read The Long Winter. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-7282152936620365302018-02-23T19:15:30.496-08:002018-02-23T19:15:30.496-08:00I haven't ever read the Little House books, th...I haven't ever read the Little House books, though I did love the TV series as a child. I do love pioneer and settler stories so I really should get to them one day!Anbolynhttp://acertainfondness.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-88430083010105994722018-02-23T14:20:10.931-08:002018-02-23T14:20:10.931-08:00I LOVE these books! And I still reread them, espec...I LOVE these books! And I still reread them, especially the last three. Laura feels like part of my family I've read her words so often. :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com