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If the title is "The Way I See It," no wonder she was blind!!!!
For starters, I am a huge Little House fan. I love the good, the bad and everything in the middle! I read Melissa Gilbert's book and though I found it a bit self indulgent, at least she shared some fun Little House memories and trivia mixed with her own personal life.
Melissa Sue Anderson's book is a wreck! I can't believe someone published it (not to mention, edited it!). The entire book is a simple rehashing of her favorite episodes. Melissa--we have seen the show, that is why we are reading the book--we KNOW the storylines!
Not only does she tell us the plot of the episodes she is featured in, but she procedes to weave odd stories (which no one cares about) in a screen-play format! I'm not kidding
"Melissa takes control of the radio. Punches the FM button and turns the dial to 102.7.
MELISSA
There, KISS FM. Good.
RADIO ANNOUNCER
Hey, there. This is Rick Dees, and just in case you didn't know or couldn't guess...."
Then she writes out the lyrics to Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life". This is horrifying and not at all literary!
Basically, you learn that she did not like the wide-brimmed hat she had to wear and that she could have been a superstar had she not had children.
Thank goodness I saved CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE B*ITCH until after I read The Way I See It.
PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS, if you write to me I will gladly send you my copy! Actually, I want to send it to Melissa Sue Anderson with some rewrites and an invoice for the crappy book. UGH!
July 2010 · Books · verified purchase