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Jo's Boys (Little Women #3)
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Rachel Brand's review
bookshelves: own, 2008, classics
Oct 25, 2007
bookshelves: own, 2008, classics
Reading for the 2nd time. Most recently started July 27, 2022.
Finally! I started reading this as soon as I finished Little Men, but didn't really get into so put it down for a few months. Around page 150 I suddenly got hooked on the stories within the book (because every chapter in an Alcott novel has its own individual plot) and read a few chapters every day until I finished it. It's obvious at the end that it's the last book she'll write about the March family as the last page lists what happens to every character - which is a bit sad, as Alcott's novels are always such sweet, simple reads. Luckily I have Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom on my bookcase to read! I once read the synopsis of one of Alcott's older, less-popular novels on Amazon, and it was described as a collection of "wholesome and moralistic stories" which I think is a perfect description of Jo's Boys. A lot of people these days don't like stories which have meanings and morals, but I do. I guess I'm kind of old fashioned in that way - I would love to live in a family similar to that of Jo March's. 9/10
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“Glad you like my first tableau. Come and see number two. Hope it isn't spoilt; it was very pretty just now. This is 'Othello telling his adventures to Desdemona'."
The second window framed a very picturesque group of three. Mr March in an armchair, with Bess on a cushion at his feed, was listening to Dan, who, leaning against a pillow, was talking with unusual animation. The old man was in shadow, but little Desdemona was looking up with the moonlight full upon her face, quite absorbed in the story he was telling so well. The gay drapery over Dan's shoulder, his dark colouring and the gesture of his arm made the picture very striking and both very striking, and both spectators enjoyed it with silent pleasure, till Mrs Jo said in a quick whisper:
"I'm glad he's going away. He's too picturesque to have among so many romantic girls. Afraid his 'grand, gloomy and peculiar' style will be too much for our simple maids.”
― Jo's Boys
The second window framed a very picturesque group of three. Mr March in an armchair, with Bess on a cushion at his feed, was listening to Dan, who, leaning against a pillow, was talking with unusual animation. The old man was in shadow, but little Desdemona was looking up with the moonlight full upon her face, quite absorbed in the story he was telling so well. The gay drapery over Dan's shoulder, his dark colouring and the gesture of his arm made the picture very striking and both very striking, and both spectators enjoyed it with silent pleasure, till Mrs Jo said in a quick whisper:
"I'm glad he's going away. He's too picturesque to have among so many romantic girls. Afraid his 'grand, gloomy and peculiar' style will be too much for our simple maids.”
― Jo's Boys
Reading Progress
October 25, 2007
– Shelved
October 25, 2007
– Shelved as:
own
November 11, 2008
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5.16%
"I can't believe that I started this in August and never finished it! Reread chapter one again and loved it! Alcott is a wonderful author."
page
19
November 12, 2008
–
9.24%
"Best quote so far: "Nat approached in answer to Mr Bhaer's beckoning teaspoon." I did a double take when I read that line!"
page
34
November 14, 2008
–
17.93%
"Loving this! Alcott can always be relied upon for feel-good books."
page
66
November 22, 2008
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24.73%
"Alcott is a genius - she manages to reference Shakespeare's 'Othello' so accurately!"
page
91
December 10, 2008
–
79.89%
"What a lovely book! I will definitely miss reading about the March family when I'm finished."
page
294
Started Reading
December 11, 2008
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Finished Reading
December 12, 2008
– Shelved as:
2008
November 27, 2011
– Shelved as:
classics
July 27, 2022
–
Started Reading
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Aug 03, 2016 10:13AM
I didn't get into it either so I put it down a while ago. I think I got to page 90, perhaps I'll try again as well, thank you
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I was disappointed at the end because I was hoping for more March family chronicles! :(
hi i really liked your review it inspired me more to read all the books about the march family but can you plesse list the different titles and which ones should i begin with?
