Erika answers “Am I the only one who thinks that jo and...”

Quinn asked this question about Little Women (Little Women, #1):

Am I the only one who thinks that jo and laurie should have fallen in love?

Erika No, you're not the only one. Unfortunately, I was so disappointed, I will probably never re-read this novel. I should have stopped reading after the f…moreNo, you're not the only one. Unfortunately, I was so disappointed, I will probably never re-read this novel. I should have stopped reading after the first part. I will say, in general, I think the main issue is that Ms Alcott spent SO much time building up their relationship that as readers we felt is so powerfully. Then, out of the blue, she concocted him confessing his feelings, Jo's rejection, a couple of "conveniently" placed trips to Europe, and then the reversal of relationships that ended the book. But because those secondary relationships weren't well developed or spent much time on, it felt incomplete and fake (to me). I may try reading the alternate ending someone else posted earlier because I am literally so disappointed, but let me just say.... so much for: "It won't do a bit of good, Jo. My eye is on you, so mind what you do, or I'll come and bring you home." Ugh, I'm going to need to read some Jane Austen for therapy.(less)

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