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Doesn't hold a candle to Jane Eyre, to which this book has been compared. The writing and symbolism and characterizations I have no complaint about, but as with Gone With the Wind, I can't entirely be satisfied with a book if I don't like the protagonist. As a portrait of a rather downtrodden and helpless woman, especially of one trapped by societal conventions and gender roles, this certainly is effective. Just not my style.

touching story!

One of my favorites in the "little house" series, for obvious reasons. There is an actual romance, instead of them just making dolls out of corn husks and losing their crops because of fire, rain, pestilence or plague. This was something I reread over and over again in my middle grade years.

I teach this book to my 8th grade. It's great for getting them to think about power, corruption, utopia, ideal vs. reality and the danger in complacency