molly’s book club #2
the little house on the prairie series, by laura ingalls wilder (30-ish/12/2020)
this series has a stakehold on such a huge part of my heart. this series has been with me since i was nine or ten, but perhaps even younger. these books, full of stories of a young, spirited and brave girl from wisconsin made me believe that i could be like the characters within these books too, as free and wild as the horses almanzo raised, as good and loyal as jack the french bulldog. perhaps more of a mary than laura, but hey. these books taught me a lot about dealing with my emotions and how to behave in situations i had yet to experience. i could always remember ma’s advice, or imagine mary chastising me for swinging my legs whilst sitting on a too-tall chair.
this series is one of my most cherished possessions. in addition to the full box set of these books, i also have the whole tv series. these books have stuck with me since i read them for the first time, and they are incredibly near and dear to my heart. i have definitely read the later books of the series a lot more than the earlier ones. not necessarily because i prefer them, but because i think i find them a little more relatable to me right now. this series taught me to love history just that little bit more, and is the basis and capstone of all my farming knowledge.
i reread the end of this series, as i had a particular scene stuck in my head, and i needed to reread it as to find it. instead of just reading all the chapters titled ‘christmas’, i ended up reading from a little ways into little town on the prarie after skimming through the long winter. i stayed up until 4 am reading until the knife scene in these happy golden years, and then waking up later that morning and reading until the end of the first four years.
the little house on the prarie series reminds you to look out for the little things, as they won’t always be around. it teaches you life lessons, and is overall just an incredible series that i will continue to go back to for the rest of my life. and for that, thank you, laura ingalls wilder :’)
