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littleneddy's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
kirstenrose22's review
3.0
This was just okay. The basic plot elements will be familiar to anyone who has read the Little House series (specifically, On the Banks of Plum Creek and The Long Winter). There wasn't a lot of character development. It was gripping, although rather too abrupt.
ricksilva's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The author is Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter, and this is an alternative telling of the story of the author's grandparents (Laura's parents). Apparently in the original edition of this, the names were the same, Charles and Caroline. Here it's David and Molly.
There are a lot of the same story beats as in the Little House series: The covered wagon trek, the wheat destroyed by locusts, Molly having to spend the winter alone on the homestead while David looks for work in the east to pay debts.
The story is overall a bit tighter, but told with less of the lush detail that makes the Little House series stand out. It's also a bit darker, but that may be just a factor of having a lot of the dangers of wolves, claim-jumpers, and outlaws packed into one relatively short book.
This was an enjoyable "alternative take" on the Little House series that stands well on its own.
There are a lot of the same story beats as in the Little House series: The covered wagon trek, the wheat destroyed by locusts, Molly having to spend the winter alone on the homestead while David looks for work in the east to pay debts.
The story is overall a bit tighter, but told with less of the lush detail that makes the Little House series stand out. It's also a bit darker, but that may be just a factor of having a lot of the dangers of wolves, claim-jumpers, and outlaws packed into one relatively short book.
This was an enjoyable "alternative take" on the Little House series that stands well on its own.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
rchluther's review against another edition
3.0
A nice little novel, quick read, with enough of a taste of Little House that you know it came from the same source material, but without the charm. I have never been find of RWL's writing style, but it is still worth a read for anyone studying Wilder.
randijeanreads's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. I just wish it was longer!
jericca89's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
beckethm's review
4.0
A sweet, short read, [b: Let the Hurricane Roar|8335|Let the Hurricane Roar|Rose Wilder Lane|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351943839s/8335.jpg|1952107] was originally published as a serial in The Saturday Evening Post. Parts of the novel will be familiar to readers of the books, as Lane names her protagonists after her grandparents and draws on some of the same family stories her mother used in [b: On the Banks of Plum Creek|7882|On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)|Laura Ingalls Wilder|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1266449569s/7882.jpg|1402758]. But to be clear, the Charles and Caroline of this novel are not the historic Charles and Caroline Ingalls, and this is not a children's story.
Lane focuses on the isolation of pioneer life. Caroline (only seventeen!) gives birth to her first child at home with only her husband's help because there are no doctors and no other women near enough to assist. The following winter, after financial disaster forces Charles to travel east to find work, Caroline and their baby spend nearly six months alone in their prairie dugout, snowed in and cut off from the nearest town by near-constant blizzards. It's a survival tale that could have made a great movie.
The book shows its age somewhat in the writing style and characterizations. The library copy I read contained numerous margin notes from a previous reader who apparently thought Caroline was too submissive and mindless. One does need to make allowances for the time in which the story is set and the time in which it was written.
While not great literature, [b: Let the Hurricane Roar|8335|Let the Hurricane Roar|Rose Wilder Lane|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351943839s/8335.jpg|1952107] is an enthralling tale and forms an interesting counterpoint to the Little House books.
Lane focuses on the isolation of pioneer life. Caroline (only seventeen!) gives birth to her first child at home with only her husband's help because there are no doctors and no other women near enough to assist. The following winter, after financial disaster forces Charles to travel east to find work, Caroline and their baby spend nearly six months alone in their prairie dugout, snowed in and cut off from the nearest town by near-constant blizzards. It's a survival tale that could have made a great movie.
The book shows its age somewhat in the writing style and characterizations. The library copy I read contained numerous margin notes from a previous reader who apparently thought Caroline was too submissive and mindless. One does need to make allowances for the time in which the story is set and the time in which it was written.
While not great literature, [b: Let the Hurricane Roar|8335|Let the Hurricane Roar|Rose Wilder Lane|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351943839s/8335.jpg|1952107] is an enthralling tale and forms an interesting counterpoint to the Little House books.
peiman198913's review against another edition
3.0
طوفان می غرد... داستان تلاش برای زندگی و زنده ماندن. داستان دوست داشتن، نا امیدی، غرور، ترس و انتظار...ه
بگذار طوفان بغرد
زیرا زودتر پایان می پذیرد
بر تندباد پیروز می شویم و سرانجام پایین می آییم
بر ساحل مسرت بخش کنعان
بگذار طوفان بغرد
زیرا زودتر پایان می پذیرد
بر تندباد پیروز می شویم و سرانجام پایین می آییم
بر ساحل مسرت بخش کنعان