The Long Winter
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The Long Winter

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

1940•Family•335 pages

Taste attributes: familyhistoricaldramawholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeWholesome and realistic: a family novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Open Library rating

4.1 / 5

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About This Book

After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyHistoricalDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnlikely connections

Subjects

BlizzardsJuvenile fictionFamiliesFrontier and pioneer lifeSpanish language materialsSocial life and customsFrontier and lifeFamily life

Details

Author
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Published
1940
Pages
335
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