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| Jo's Boys |  | Author: Louisa M. Alcott
Publisher: Collier Macmillan
Category: Book
Buy Used: £12.00
Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: New e.
Reading Level: Young Adult
ISBN: 0020411405
EAN: 9780020411406
ASIN: 0020411405
Publication Date: December 1962
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: 1968 imprint from The Children's Press
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 Little Men Plus Ten Years September 23, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you liked Little Women and Little Men, you'll be rewarded for reading Jo's Boys because you'll find out what happened to Nat, Dan, Nan, Emil, Tom, Demi, Daisy, Bess, Jo, Meg, Amy and Laurie in another ten years.
Jo is transformed into a famous novelist who spends her time trying to hide from her public with little luck. It's quite humorous. Plumfield is now a college. Nat goes abroad for advanced training in music and learns other lessons better. Dan seeks to build a new world in the West and runs into the consequences of his quick temper. Emil has a most remarkable adventure on the high seas that will remind many of classic sailing tales in the 19th century. Nan is interested in medicine and little else. Demi turns out to be spoiled. Daisy is patiently waiting for her love to return.
By this time, Louisa May Alcott had become identified more closely with Women's Rights, and Jo's Boys is in some ways a tract piece to advance the cause of equal opportunity for women. I was struck by how modern many of the views are, although the way they are expressed is definitely from the 19th century.
She also takes herself more seriously as a writer and enriches the text with references that may not be familiar to many readers. That effect makes the book seem much less accessible.
But the same loving heart underlies this reunion. You just have to look past more language to find it.
A heavy-going but worthwhile read September 18, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is (sadly) the last in the 'Little Women' series. I would not say that any of the last 3 books were anywhere near as good as the first (Little Women), but they are still all timeless and capturing novels. I would not recommend it to readers who enjoy a light and humourous read, as I and others found it quite heavy and tiring, but it is worth reading just to view the wonderful descriptions of 19th century America and the relationships between the now middle-aged original March girls -Meg, Jo & Amy. I would recommend this book not to younger children, but to teenagers and young adults alike who enjoy reading books of all kinds and genres.
 Excellent!!!!! December 2, 2000
7 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is one of my favourite books.It's just like real life.every page you turn brings more adventures! Its fab,it would make a good present!
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