Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim


As a long time fan of the show Little House on the Prairie I was very much looking forward to reading Alison Arngrim's Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Being Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being hated. In this book Arngrim shares what her life was like growing up, what it was like playing Nellie Oleson, and what she has done since the show.

I found the book to be a great read. I had no idea some of the trauma that Arngrim had to face, but she puts it forth as simply an obstacle that she had to overcome. She is not looking for pity or sympathy, instead she shows the strength that she had inside to overcome some of the things she was forced to go throw. It gives a certain human quality to a woman who is most famous for playing a TV villain.

I loved the parts of the book where she talked about her life on the set of Little House on the Prairie. She lays it all out on the line, telling who she got along with and who she didn't. She also tells of some of the most memorable Nellie Oleson moments and how she felt while she was shooting them. Arngrim also mentioned her relationship with her fans, and how some really hated her because of the role that she played.

What I liked the most about Arngrim and her book, was that she embraces the fact that she played Nellie Oleson and that is how most fans see her. She doesn't let any sort of pride stand in the way of as she puts it "knowing where her bread is buttered." Arngrim also showed how she used the power of being Nellie Oleson to do various charity work and help raise money for those who need it the most.

I give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. If you were (or still are) a Little House on the Prairie fan, you will enjoy reading this book.

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