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Another (and final) charming book about the March family, and Jo's school for boys, and now girls, at Plumfield.
Like Little Men, this book is full of moral teachings, and a little bit of preaching. The boys and girls from Little Men return to Plumfield for various visits, and Jo delights in her children, but also takes the opportunity to bestow a few more life lessons upon them. In addition to the normal moral plays found in Little Men, Jo's Boys also includes a few funny scenes where Jo is houn ...more
Like Little Men, this book is full of moral teachings, and a little bit of preaching. The boys and girls from Little Men return to Plumfield for various visits, and Jo delights in her children, but also takes the opportunity to bestow a few more life lessons upon them. In addition to the normal moral plays found in Little Men, Jo's Boys also includes a few funny scenes where Jo is houn ...more
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Maybe because this was the third Alcott book I read in a row, but I grew tired of her Christian moralizing. Also was a little stunned when she talked of her 'failures' so openly and judgementally. I'm still charmed by her storytelling, though.
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