Reviews

Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out by Louisa May Alcott

jokerliss13's review against another edition

1.0

I feel like it took me years to read this book. T was so boring and long-winded. I decided even after struggling to begin with that I wanted to finish the entire series. I can now state without any hesitation that I have completed this series. I can also state that each book got progressively worse and harder to sit down and read.

naomi_e_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

maddiemoose's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

delaneysc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

kimiloughlin's review against another edition

2.0

Took me a few tries to finally get through this. I felt the chapters to be more disjointed than either Little Women or Little Men, almost like individual publications that were put together for the purpose of a book (and maybe that is how they were originally published, I'm not sure). I wasn't as interested in the high jinks and lovelorn adventures of Jo's now older boys (especially compared to the second half of Little Women which was decidedly less interesting than the first but I cared more for the characters). I switched to audio to finally get it off my TBR and enjoyed it a little more. The second half was much better, with all those individual story lines coming together in the typically sweet Alcott way. I did think it was funny that Alcott ended it with a note saying that this is the END, she is DONE writing about the March family. Perhaps that came through in the writing a little bit too :)

yeggietalesfacts's review against another edition

3.25

At this point LMA was tryna milk the series to the fullest but ykwhat it was nice to see their updates....

aminowrimo's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this book. It's so sweet and so… then again, I love everything by Louisa May Alcott.

Anyway.

Jo's Boys is one of the sequels to , which everyone should read because it is lovely.

Most of the characters from also feature in this book (including my favorite, Dan).

Also… everyone is falling in love with everyone else. The perfect book.

lovelin28's review against another edition

4.0

Loved loved LOVED the character development yet again. Just as the other three books, it took a while to get into it, but then the second half takes me no time at all, hard to put down.

In all honesty, I liked the stories in Little Men more, but I love reading how the boys grew into men (even though the titles suggest they were men first and now boys? so confusing).

angelreadsthings's review against another edition

5.0

A perfect though bittersweet ending to an amazing series. This book made me love the characters more than I ever imagined I would(particularly Dan), and I also loved the ending. Before it was over, I had tears in my eyes.

lady_mair's review against another edition

5.0

I dearly love this series (first read in my childhood) but golly, I forgot what a sharply bittersweet ending this particular book has.