I was hesitant to reread Little House on the Prairie as an adult, because it was one of only a few books that I read multiple times as a child. It held up well, and I'm glad of it. There some excellent overtones going on here that I entirely missed as a child -- her father and his peers on the prairie as grifters, the selfishness of settling in Indian Territory before it was even legal, how scared her adults must have regularly been and how they still made space for safety and childhood, and little details and turns of phrase, like how Grandma kissed Baby Carrie as they left town for the last time. Clearly this book is a classic for a reason. ( )

As I'm re-reading this series, I'm having a hard time reconciling the at-times racist attitudes towards both "Indians and Half- breeds" and blacks with the sweet pioneer family I remember. I'm enjoying the stories of how the family manages to survive and even send Mary to college despite the difficult pioneer life. ( )

Amerikkalaista lastenkirjaperinnettä välitetty omille lapsille.. omasta mielestäni helppolukuista, arkipäivästä, ihan mukavaa. Eniten omia lapsiani pöyristytti se, miten tiukat käyttäytymissäännöt Ingallssin lapsilla oli. Muuten vaisu vastaanotto, eivät halunneet että luettaisiin enempää tämän sarjan kirjoja. ( )

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Loved every moment of this! Little House on the Prairie has got to be the sweetest story ever told! Full review to come. ( )