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I wasn’t sure how to rate this book. I give the author kudos for visiting nearly all of the LIW sites. And it did have many humorous parts. Examples - when she referred to the Rock House in Mansfield as the “Little House in the Complicated Family Dynamic” or the Wilder’s time in Spring Hill as the “couch-surfing-at-the-in-law’s juncture in Laura’s life”.

But there were also many typos and glaring literary errors. For instance, she refers to William Holtz’s book about Rose (“The Ghost in the Little House”) as an autobiography. Really? Did Rose use the pen name William Holtz? Because if Rose didn’t write it, it isn’t an autobiography, but simply a biography. This is a mistake I suppose I could forgive except that this author’s “real” job is as… a BOOK EDITOR?!?!? Eeek!!

I also wasn’t fond of the fact that she seemed to want to toss out anything about the actual author, if it meant that it didn’t match up to the fictional books. Yes, the books are fiction (despite Rose’s protestations) - “realistic fiction”, but fiction nonetheless. Ms. McClure admits to not being interested in Laura’s Ruralist articles or in “On the Way Home”, Laura’s DeSmet-to-Mansfield diary. She also admits she wasn’t “dying to see Mansfield” because it wasn’t part of “Laura World” as she calls it… i.e. the sites depicted in the books. Yet these are all parts of the actual non-fiction parts of the LIW story.

To each her own, I suppose… some may love it.


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The Wilder Life My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie Wendy McClure 9781594487804 Books Reviews

When describing her journey into the past in search of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author Wendy McCure speaks in a voice so familiar that at times it almost felt like I was reading my own inner monologue. Her love of all things LIW echoed my own absolute devotion to the Little House series as a child, and my adult, slightly embarrassing but still heartfelt adoration of all things Laura.

McClure, a children's book editor (albeit a funny, hip and charming children's book editor) decides to research the life and times of LIW by reading virtually everything written by and about her (limited to the novels, not the cornball television series that most people sadly are far more interested in). Additionally, accompanied by her willing, likeable and very funny boyfriend Chris, McClure visits literally every known LIW museum, home, town, street, school and it seems square inch of earth that Laura was connected to, all to find insight into why this set of books, or "Laura World" as she calls it, holds such fascination for her, and for readers the world over. Part travel guide, part autobiography and part essay, Wendy McClure' s delightful book is essential reading for all fans of Laura, and as a card carrying resident of "Laura World", I can't recommend it highly enough. I wish I hadn't read it yet, so I could start over!
This is an interesting, odd duck of a book. It's about a woman who spends some time investigating the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder because she loved the books so much as a child and wants to find out what was true and what was not. If that sounds a bit like a shaggy dog approach to a book - it is. The writer meanders through the Little House world, visiting museums, churning butter, and trying to figure out what role, exactly, Rose Wilder played in the whole thing. Her journey takes some startling turns - somehow she ends up spending a weekend with some hard core apocalypse cult types -- and there is a charming sense of humor in her recollections of why she was so obsessed with Laura as a child. As someone who shared that obsession, who somehow thought Laura "belonged to me", it was fun to read my own story reflected in someone else's eyes. Wendy did what I might do, if I had the time she spent a little while traveling through Laura's world, trying to learn more about it.

If you've already read about the "real story" of Laura Ingalls Wilder, there won't be much new information here. Most of her information can be found from other sources. And if you're new to the Little House world, this is not the book for you. But if you're someone who loved the books as a child, doesn't know much about the "real" Laura, and want to hear the story told from someone who shares your affection, sign right up. (I will note Wendy is mostly dismissive and apathetic towards the TV series, seeming to be of the opinion that fans of the TV series are somehow second-rate. So if you're looking for anything about the impact of the TV series, you won't find it here.)
I wasn’t sure how to rate this book. I give the author kudos for visiting nearly all of the LIW sites. And it did have many humorous parts. Examples - when she referred to the Rock House in Mansfield as the “Little House in the Complicated Family Dynamic” or the Wilder’s time in Spring Hill as the “couch-surfing-at-the-in-law’s juncture in Laura’s life”.

But there were also many typos and glaring literary errors. For instance, she refers to William Holtz’s book about Rose (“The Ghost in the Little House”) as an autobiography. Really? Did Rose use the pen name William Holtz? Because if Rose didn’t write it, it isn’t an autobiography, but simply a biography. This is a mistake I suppose I could forgive except that this author’s “real” job is as… a BOOK EDITOR?!?!? Eeek!!

I also wasn’t fond of the fact that she seemed to want to toss out anything about the actual author, if it meant that it didn’t match up to the fictional books. Yes, the books are fiction (despite Rose’s protestations) - “realistic fiction”, but fiction nonetheless. Ms. McClure admits to not being interested in Laura’s Ruralist articles or in “On the Way Home”, Laura’s DeSmet-to-Mansfield diary. She also admits she wasn’t “dying to see Mansfield” because it wasn’t part of “Laura World” as she calls it… i.e. the sites depicted in the books. Yet these are all parts of the actual non-fiction parts of the LIW story.

To each her own, I suppose… some may love it.