Caroline: Little House, Revisited

The events of Little House on the Prairie are retold from Ma's perspective. Corrections are made from Laura Ingles Wilder's story, using historical facts, maps, etc, so it doesn't match up exactly to Wilder's book. For instance, Caroline is pregnant with Carrie half the book and that effects a lot of interactions and struggles throughout. There is a childbirth scene but it's fairly vague in its description.

Descriptions fill in a lot of detail absent in Wilder's book. How things were done and what struggles were hidden from the children. Caroline's thoughts on the two girls are also interesting. No longer is Mary the pretty kill-joy. Laura is more than the loud tomboy. We also get to know why Caroline acted as she did due to things from her childhood. Why does she hate Native Americans? Why is she so much more anxious about everything than Charles?

Late in the book there are a couple supremely embarrassing sex scenes. For someone who grew up with “Ma” and “Pa”, it's like walking in on your parents.

The audiobook is very nice, with singing from both Caroline and Charles.