Sonja M. (meri) reviewed on 12/28/2011 + 39 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

This is such a great memoir. It is the best of the recent three memoirs from the 'girls' of Little House on the Prairie. Alison gives all the nitty gritty of her own life, and also some of the stuff that went on during the filming of this memorable series.

She ended up not being close to Melissa Anderson, but very close with Melissa Gilbert. However, in Melissa Anderson's memoir, there was no unflattering information or even any animosity towards Alison Arngrim. I got a feeling that each one of these girls did the best they could and got the most out of the experience that they could.

They each certainly had life changing experiences being such famous child actors, and to a person, seemed to look up to and respect Michael Landon. It seems he had strong relationships with just about everyone on the set.

As other reviewers have mentioned, Alison's memoir has some very tough to read sections regarding the abuse she suffered within her family unit. I admire her for her activism and most especially for her as a person, to have survived and thrived. Bravo!

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