Hello everyone,
Today’s review is on Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
About the Book
Growing up on his family’s farm in New York, Almanzo Wilder wishes for just one thing — his very own horse. But Father doesn’t yet trust him with such a big responsibility. Almanzo needs to prove himself — but how?
My Thoughts
After having put off my reread of the Little House series, I’m back at it. I remember the first time I read Farmer Boy I wasn’t a huge fan of it. However, rereading it as an adult, I really enjoyed it.
Obviously, it is different from the previous books because we are following Almanzo Wilder, the boy who would grow up to marry Laura Ingalls. It was interesting to read about his life as a child in rural New York, and the contrast of his life compared to that of the Ingalls family who had to live with less because of trying to settle on the prairies.
Like the other Little House books, there isn’t much of an overarching plot, it is more a series of vignettes of the different things the Wilder family do around the farm, as well as their life. In some ways, it is also a coming of age story in which we see Almanzo over the course of a year or so realize that he wants to be a farmer just like his dad.
There isn’t much else for me to say about Farmer Boy, except that it is a good addition to the series, and I definitely enjoyed it a lot more than I did the first time I read it. 4/5 Stars.
Happy Reading,
Janelle L. C.
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