I would have preferred if Kirsten and her brother had saved the trappers life and he gave them the furs . This is one thing that should change if they make a Kirsten movie.
Death was common in Kirstens time but there is too much of it in her books.
I've really enjoyed all of Kirsten's books, but now we're reading the last one, "Changes for Kirsten", and well, it's a little odd.
The part about finding Old Jack dead was creepy. I'd hate to be the one to bury that body after waiting until spring. Ewwww!
And then there's the part of them taking all his furs and having just enough money to buy that house. I guess it was pretty convenient that Old Jack died just then and had all those furs lying around. LOL
I know, it's just a story. It just wasn't what I was expecting at all. The part about the fire was good, but I think it took a strange turn after that.
I would have preferred if Kirsten and her brother had saved the trappers life and he gave them the furs . This is one thing that should change if they make a Kirsten movie.
Death was common in Kirstens time but there is too much of it in her books.
I didnt think the amount of death in Kirsten's books were a problem since it makes it more realistic and doesnt sugarcoat the time period. What did bother me was it just seemed waaaay too lucky, you find an old man and JACKPOT!!! Hes got thousands of dollars worth of fur pelts and you just happen to have had your house burn down, and Oh yeah, you're family friend is moving away and needs to get rid of their huge, wonderful house at the same time. [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img] If there was a lottery in 1854 I would say the Larsons got it on that round. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Lots of people died back then. I liked her stories. She was very brave and kids had to do stuff like that all the time. I am a kid. I don't have to do such hard stuff as she does. I am lucky. I like that the books talk about it. It makes me learn more about tht time.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have an 1870s obituary for my great-great grandpa that actually saysOriginally posted by MorknMindy:
I've really enjoyed all of Kirsten's books, but now we're reading the last one, "Changes for Kirsten", and well, it's a little odd.
The part about finding Old Jack dead was creepy. I'd hate to be the one to bury that body after waiting until spring. Ewwww!
"John, Died December 21, 1872. He will be buried in cemetary when the ground thaws sufficent, probably spring."
Did you know the tradion of flowers at funerals started because bodies were commonly kept for weeks or months at a time before burial and they needed something to cover the smell?
Gross but true.
That Kirsten book is sort of unbelievable, but some pretty crazy things happened on the frontier. It's farfetched, but not impossible (just pretty close).
It also bugs me that Kirsten has bangs in all of the books, when they were never worn until the 1870s. Swedish hairstyles notwithstanding, If she had bangs when she moved to america (and that's a huge if) she probably would have grown them out to match current american styles.
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