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Plumfieldin pojat by Louisa May Alcott

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bechlette47's review against another edition

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Just not as interesting as the prequels

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4.0

Another family classic from Alcott

Fabulous ending to the March family stories. I still prefer Little Women, but Little Men and Jo’s Boys are great novels in their own rights.

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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3.0

While I think the moral stories in Little Women are enjoyable and refreshing, it's as if each book following gets more and more preachy.
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4.0

The boy students in Little Men are now ten years older and forging their paths in the world, while Jo and Fritz Bhaer anxiously watch to see whether or not they've lived up to their full potential. Some of the young men venture far from home, and we follow their stories. I think Emil's is the most exciting, Dan's is the most emotional and Nat's is the most relatable. Meanwhile, there is now a big University on the grounds of Plumfield, for those who choose to stay behind.

There's a fair bit of romance in this book. For the record, I was never upset about Jo and Laurie's failure to launch, but I can't deny Alcott led astray thousands of readers who shipped them. But hooray, she does give us Daisy and Nat, for which I'm grateful, because they're adorable together and perfectly suited. And she introduces new love interests for Franz, Emil, Demi and Tommy.

The biggest hypocrite award goes to Meg. As we know, she once had yearnings to pursue an acting career, and eventually married a poor man for love. Yet when it comes to her own daughters, she opposes the idea of Daisy marrying a charity case like Nat, and also resists young Josie's fascination with the stage. Hoping that Meg will change her mind is one of the main themes for the Brooke girls, who lived in an era when dutiful daughters obeyed their mothers implicitly.

Dan continues to make me feel as if he's been transplanted from a different story altogether, with his restless energy and violent outbursts, and Dan remains one of her most interesting characters. The little touch of thwarted love at the end breaks my heart for him, although I'm convinced that what he wanted would never have worked in a million years!