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Eight Cousins
Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)
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Yair Ben-Zvi
Feb 18, 2016 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
While admittedly a very dated text (I was honestly amazed at the racial and gender mores that Alcott described so lucidly) there is still much to appreciate. However, and in the interest of full disclosure, I probably would not have read this on my own (it's part of a Trade Literature class I'm currently a part of)but I'm glad that I did; the prose is fluid and even fecund in its descriptive powers, and while it could certainly be construed as saccharine or treacle, I feel that unlike a lot of p ...more
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Kate
Mar 03, 2022 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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"Orphaned Rose Campbell can't bear the thought of one more dreary day at boarding school. With nowhere else to go, she arrives at the 'Aunt Hill' to live with her six aunts and seven boy cousins.

"Life at the Aunt Hill is bewildering at first, and timid Rose often feels overwhelmed by the high spirits and antics of her mischievous cousins. To make matters worse Rose's guardian, Uncle Alex, won't be let her drink coffee, makes her eat oatmeal -- which she detests -- and wants her to exchange her p ...more
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ULa
Aug 22, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Suka sekali buku ini. Kisah anak lelaki yang bersemangat dengan gadis manis ditengahnya. Akhirnya Rose akan menikah dengan siapa ya?

Kapan nih buku sekuelnya terbit? Atau gak bakal terbit?
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