Comments on: Rose Wilder Lane … Who Knew?

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:50:53 +0000

I have lots of opinions that would be too long to list! I just want to say that the New Yorker article really annoyed me. It’s as if the trend now is to dig up dirt in the Ingalls/Wilder/Lane family.
I read some of the comments and was especially amused by one. Can’t remember where, but maybe after the New Yorker article. Not exact wording, but a reader who said something about Rose having to have written the Little House books because they were in the same style as her (she was thinking – Rose’s) book, The First Four Years. Hmm, interesting…

And, I would be very interested to read a well-written biography of Rose. Amy?

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By: Connie

Connie — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:09:57 +0000

The East Coast bent is rampant in the Thurman article, but what better way than to have Laura and Rose re-introduced to new readers than through the “venerable” New Yorker?!
I was pleased to see that she recognized the amount of current research that is conducted even today, 50+ years after Laura’s life.

By: Lauri

Lauri — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:13:40 +0000

You said just what I was thinking – “East Coast Elitism”, but expressed it much better.

By: Elliemae

Elliemae — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:46:17 +0000

Well said, Amy!

(Frankly, I was rather annoyed after reading the New Yorker article…)

By: Dr Laura

Dr Laura — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:34:03 +0000

There’s your next book Dr. Lauters.

By: Rebecca Brammer

Rebecca Brammer — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:06:21 +0000

Check out Thurman’s question/answer live chat session from earlier today.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ask/2009/08/questions-for-thurman.html

By: Eve

Eve — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:42:54 +0000

What frustrates me the most about some of these recent pieces is the desire to pit Laura and Rose against one another, as though we have to choose which one we admire and who led the most interesting life. We all know Laura and Rose were both strong individuals and sometimes clashed, but why can we not admire the qualities of each? Why does one have to be ‘better’ than the other? I have never loved Rose as I do Laura, but she was a fascinating, flawed individual. Perhaps people are just looking for a new angle?
In addition, some of the comments on these recent pieces are chock full of errors about Laura and her family. Very frustrating!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:44:04 +0000

Amy – thanks so much for compiling all the info on the response to this piece. I couldn’t agree with your sentiments more. Well said!