tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post9035743610080098145..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: When you're famousElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-57177048191435382462014-03-08T00:02:51.026+04:002014-03-08T00:02:51.026+04:00The part about Rose "helping" seems cont...The part about Rose "helping" seems controversial! This book seemed to imply that Rose was a brilliant editor while it was Laura who really had the vision and gift for character development. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-71763426640049080762014-03-03T04:10:53.479+04:002014-03-03T04:10:53.479+04:00I've read just about every book on Laura that ...I've read just about every book on Laura that exists.... I grew up with her... The Little House books were the first books I ever bought with my own money - what a thrill that was! I'd read them all probably five or six times already and after purchasing them, I would read them at least yearly after that. Read them again in college, and again as a young adult and three or four times, at least to Aidan and Lydia. Yes; they are family.<br /><br />As an adult I "found out more" about her, but really if you read the books, you can tell that she became a much better writer (and possibly got more help from Rose) as time went on. The first book (Big Woods) is really boring, comparatively; it is mostly about "How Things Were Done Then". Or, at least once or twice is enough. <br /><br />One of the saddest events in the family (for me) was the sad end of Almanzo's father, who sold his beloved, prosperous farm and went down to Florida for a grand adventure. He ended up dying there, broke. But, the most surprising "positive" story was little Carrie becoming a famous female newspaper editor. Who would know? <br /><br />I should do some "Laura" blogging....Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com