I understand now why some of her writings to Almanzo feel so impersonal since she was likely expecting them to be read to neighbors. I feel like I would have appreciated these letters more if I had known that at the beginning so I could put everything into context but it makes much more sense now.

Ok, I definitely think this is better than my initial thoughts. I’m enjoying it more when she’s describing things less and more it seems having a conversation with Almanzo genuinely. Some of the early letters feel almost as if they were meant to be published, as in they feel rather in personal, but I enjoy seeing her worry about Inky and Almanzo and the hens.

This is fine. I do think it’s interesting to see how Laura talked to Almanzo in her letters and what she thought about everything at the World’s Fair but overall I think I enjoyed On the Way Home more than this.