Welcome to Litsy!

Trying to remove all of the grass and weeds from my boulevard garden experiment ( a neighbour has plants to gift me and I need to clean it up more) this book was published in 2010 but not done on audio until 2017. I had no idea about AA‘s backstory or her commitment to the AIDS cause or children of incest foundation. She is really funny

I got all my steps in today ( lots of laughing out loud to AA‘s descriptions of all the prairie things ) and our brand new flag hung up ( ours got stolen on the last day of June last year)

Well this got 😳 fast

Looks interesting!! 💗🖤💗

#Prairie
#StorySettings

Oh Nellie! Enjoyed this book. Alison Arngrim is a real down to earth person. Her life was nothing compared to her home life on the prairie. She was a strong young woman who became the fighter she is today.

#bookspinbingo #litsylove #littlehouseontheprarie #prariebitch #alisonarngrim

Engaging read. Learned a lot about her, her career and the cast of Little House.

#nonfiction #memoir

This book was a hoot! It was truly heartbreaking in places, but it was so funny in places I couldn‘t help myself laughing openly. Alison Arngrim‘s voice is truly the voice of Nellie, but she‘s an absolute hoot. I would love to see one of her stand up shows. She‘s the polar opposite of Nellie, but that almost makes the whole thing more intriguing. Now, I want to go back and rewatch the series, but cheer for Nellie the whole way.

If you don‘t like the occasional swear word, this probably isn‘t the book for you. If you want to laugh your 🍑 off, and hear an amazing story, you‘ll probably like this one. Also, let‘s be honest, sometimes you just need a good villain. Besides, after learning what disposable people Laura, Almonzo, and Rose were in real life, I couldn‘t help but start cheering for Nellie. 😂🤣😂
#AlisonArngrim #NellieOlsen #villains #littlehouseontheprairie

I really enjoyed this memoir by Arngrim who played Nellie Olsen on Little House. Although parts of it were uncomfortable, TW: child abuse/rape, she is a strong person. I enjoyed listening to her stories of times on Little House and with various cast members. I admire her work with activism such as AIDS, especially since it was a time of misinformation, and how she managed to endure pure hatred just because she was Nellie.

A little late on posting this. Good questions—had to really think about my answers. @Eggs
1. Tagged
2. Barbara Kingsolver, Pat Conroy
3. Wendell Berry, Roxane Gay, Bill Bryson
#wondrouswednesday

If you were a Little House on the Prairie fan growing up, this is a must read. Alison Arngrim is someone I'd drink a pitcher or three of beers with. She is an amazing women who advocated for AIDS patients and abused kids. Far from the Prairie Bitch we loved to hate...

This is gonna be so much fun...

Loved the Nelly style delivery. Alison‘s story is quite interesting even beyond the Little House scoops. Trigger warning ⚠️: sexual abuse. Alison has been advocating for victims of sexual abuse and has been successful in helping change laws to protect them. I watched the show early on, but then felt it got a bit silly and outlandish. I‘m interested in reading the memoirs of the other actors now. 3/5🌸s

I like her!

Moving from audio to print for hour 2 of #deweysreadathon I was lucky enough to meet Alison Arngrim back in February before the world turned upside down. She was as friendly, funny, and #genuine as her alter ego Nellie was ornery and selfish. #readathonhourlyphoto #deweyapril

I‘ve missed a lot on Litsy today because of work. I finished this book and really loved it. I was a big Little House fan when I was young, & my sister has the book series and loved the show. Listening to it was a great way to bring back memories since “Nellie” is reading it. She talks about serious issues, as well as stories from the prairie. I enjoyed the humor. TW-sexual abuse

#SoaringScores
Alison Arngrim has more than just #TheConfession in this book, she confesses all manner of secrets about her personal life growing up, her co-stars & her time on the Little House on the Prairie set as Nellie Olsen. It‘s been a few years since I read it but I remember enjoying it.

Listening to this book this week for the third time! I could listen to chapter 11 over and over!!! Is it sad that I just bought a hard copy just so I could have it signed by the author/actress/comedian when I meet her this weekend? I can‘t wait!!!! #NellieOleson #AlisonArngrim

I‘ve never watched Little House on the Prairie, but I picked this up on the strength of its title. Arngrim seems like an interesting person and a good friend to have. And she got to play the bad guy! Who doesn‘t love playing a good scene chewing villain?

“She finally found a funeral home that would help her. The one funeral home that would take people who had died of AIDS was the only Africa America owned funeral home in town. Having been the target of discrimination and hatred for so many years.:. it‘s owners understood What it was like to have someone say “you can‘t bury your loved one because: we don‘t serve your kind”.

1. Some of my friends call me Suzy Q.
2. Tagged book not as good as the one @GypsyKat got to first, but it still makes me giggle.
3. I told a friend I was reading Life of Pi, and she totally spoiled the ending. 😡
4. I like pretty covers, but generally speaking I‘m more interested in the synopsis.
5. Not sure if you‘ve done it already?
#wondrouswednesday

I would recommend this both to readers with an interest in the Little House series, but also to anyone who wants to read about Arngrim's courage in facing her childhood abuse and using her own experiences to help others. She comes across as gutsy, brave, warm, and with a dark sense of humor that makes me think she and I could be friends. I imagine most of her readers are left with that feeling.

Like most women my age I grew up with Little House on the Prairie. But unlike most I loved Nellie Olson. She was my favorite part of the show. ( And I wondered how I wound up in Slytherin.😒) I think she was pretty honest and I appreciate that she didn't come out and trash the show or her costars. I listened to this on audio and loved it.

Thoroughly enjoying this memoir by the always-keeps-it-interesting "Nellie Oleson" from "Little House on the Prairie." You go, girl! ? I can't decide which factoid I find most fascinating: that Allison Arngrim's mother was the voice of both Casper the Friendly Ghost and Gumby, or that Michael Landon never wore underwear. ?

I generally don‘t go for memoirs but I loved this one.

What fun! It's great to hear Alison's point of view.

I feel bad that I haven‘t read it yet, according to the autograph I bought it 7 years ago!! Saw the author with my sister that day and it has been on my TBR list since. Saw the audiobook was on Hoopla so decided might as well!

I could not put this down. For fans of the Little House show, this is a definite must read. Alison took me on a rollercoaster of emotions; I found myself laughing aloud reading one page and tearing up several pages later. Her strength and courage shone through in her writing and I was happy to read about her successes. Very pleased to have spent my Sunday reading this!

Big trigger warning for physical and sexual abuse.

I think it's really rude that I'm just now finding out about the existence of this book. My boyfriend has never seen Little House and we've just started watching the show from the beginning so I'm very excited to dig into this.

Also, this cover is a work of art! 😂

Love her or hate her, Alison Arngrim writes a mean memoire. ~Jules
http://bookishdevices.com/2016/09/21/cpb/

Alison Arngrim is hilarious, insightful and inspirational. This book is nicely written and full of great stories about her time on the show and the other cast members. The most compelling stories, however, are probably the ones about Alison's own childhood and family. Truly amazing that she did not become another child actor tragedy. Loved it, love her! Read it❤️😊