The Long Winter

Little House, Book 6

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Narrated by: Cherry Jones

The sixth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s treasured Little House series, and the recipient of a Newbery Honor.

The town of De Smet in the Dakota Territory is hit with terrible blizzards in the hard winter of 1880-81, and the Ingalls family must ration their food and coal. When the supply train doesn’t arrive, all supplies are cut off from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend must make a dangerous trip in search of provisions.

The nine Little House books are inspired by Laura’s own childhood and have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America’s frontier history and as heartwarming, unforgettable stories.

Truly a classic

We all hear about the hardships of life on the frontier, but these books make the experience so relateable.

Drop the violin

I have read the books and love them, could have done without the fiddle playing and awkward singing. Otherwise great.

Exceptional writing, way too loud voice acting!

No one can question the uniqueness and outstanding quality of the LHOTP series, the story and writing are legendary. However, Cherry Jones's voice acting is so terribly loud, even listening at the lowest volume won't protect your ears. Of particular offense are her voicing of the children (Laura, Carrie and Grace) and the singing of songs. Anytime the text indicates someone "calls" or otherwise raises their voice in the slightest for any reason, she shouts directly into your ear with her most annoying voices (Laura's shouting is bad but the way she voices Carrie is the killer). Anytime she can raise her voice for any character, for any reason, she has at it, full steam ahead. She shouts the entire scene of the Wilder brothers trek. She proved to me finally that she is capable of modulating her voice in that scene where they need to be quiet, so I know she's aware of her volume! This is her Achilles heel, because if she just modified her volume, the result would be amazing, because when she isn't shouting into the mic (50% of the book), her reading is great. Oh well! You've been warned, just listen at a low volume and enjoy these amazing works that freeze time and give us the perspective we need to get through this modern dystopia.

Cherry Jones ... Need I say more?

The Long Winter is a book I reread about once a year, and when I signed up for Audible during the pandemic of 2020, mostly because my Zoom-fatigued eyes could not be bothered with printed text, and also because I needed some narrative relief from reality, I decided to test run Audible with this old favorite. Imagine my surprise to see that the one and only Cherry Jones was the narrator, and that, with her perfect inflections, the book became new to me. I will listen to this one again, I bet, and maybe more than once

Great Story!

I love this story and the reader does a fantastic job! A great read for teaching about our roots❤️