The Way I See It

A Look Back at My Life on Little House

By: Melissa Anderson

Narrated by: Jane Pfitsch

When other girls her age were experiencing their first crushes, Melissa Sue Anderson was receiving handwritten marriage proposals from fans as young as, and younger than, she was. When other girls were dreaming of their first kiss, Melissa was struggling through hers in front of a camera. From age 11, in 1974, until she left the show, in 1981, Melissa Anderson literally grew up before the viewers of Little House on the Prairie.

Melissa, as Mary, is remembered by many as the blind sister - and she was the only actor in the series to be nominated for an Emmy. In The Way I See It, she takes listeners onto the set and inside the world of the iconic series created by Michael Landon, who, Melissa discovered, was not perfect, as much as he tried to be. In this memoir she also shares her memories of working with guest stars like Todd Bridges, Mariette Hartley, Sean Penn, Patricia Neal, and Johnny Cash.

In addition to stories of life on the set, Melissa offers revealing looks at her relationships off-set with her costars, including the other Melissa (Melissa Gilbert) and Alison Arngrim, who portrayed Nellie Oleson on the show. And she relates stories of her guest appearances on iconic programs such as The Love Boat and The Brady Bunch.

Filled with personal, revealing anecdotes and memorabilia from the Little House

©2010 Melissa Anderson (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Good material, narration...not so much

I enjoyed the material and the backstories. It’s a well written piece. I didn’t like how the narrator tries to change her voice to that of a young Melissa Gilbert, a Michael Landon, Todd Bridges and so forth. I found myself rolling my eyes at the narrator’s attempt at making this book a “one man show”. The voice changing attempts were unnecessary and distracting from the story.

So so...

Interesting stories about her life but the book was more of an episodic summary of Little House. I wanted to know more about the author but no dice. The book was so so.

A wonderful audio book to listen to.

I’m a huge “Little House On The Prairie” fan. I’m 49 years old & I still watch it today. I had been waiting for Melissa Sue Anderson’s book to come out on audio format. Thank you, auditable books for having her book on audio format. I’m legally blind & reading printed books I can’t do anymore, so I have to listen to books. I loved listening to books, &, I love this book because actress Melissa Sue Anderson goes “behind the scenes” of the show she starred as Mary Ingalls. Thank you, I love this book. I just wished you have actress Melissa Gilberts book “Prairie Tales” available on auditable. Maybe someday. Thank you.

Loved it!

I just loved how Missy went through every season! I heard some things I never knew.

Loved

I loved Little House on the Prairie and this brought back many found memories!!! I truly enjoyed this book!!