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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:27:06 +0000

Honestly, the way you feel about this book seems to be the consensus. Most of the reviews I have read have said something along the lines of liked it but didn’t love it. Still, I’m definitely intrigued by the storyline of this book.

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:27:57 +0000

I’m sorry to hear you didn’t love it! I’m very curious to read it, especially after having read March earlier this year.

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:46:01 +0000

I’m shocked! I really enjoyed this book, and actually Bronson was my favorite character. Not because he was likable, but because I found it fascinating how uncompromising he was and the role he played in the society the Alcotts frequented. I thought the writer did a great job of showing us the ambiguity of his character.

To be honest, in some ways I found Marmie more annoying than Bronson. She enabled Bronson to not do shit all day while she slaved away trying to make their home livable and put food on their table, and she taught her daughters marriage is never an equal partnership and means slavery for the woman. If she’d put her foot down or left the guy, things would probably have turned out a lot better all around.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:21:56 +0000

YOu might have been suffering from too high expectations. That’s one of the reasons I haven’t read it. I need to let the buzz die a bit so I can read it with a more open mind.

By: Kailana

Kailana — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:55:31 +0000

Sorry to see this didn’t work for you entirely. I have it out from the library at the moment, but hard to say when I will get a chance to read it!

By: bermudaonion (Kathy)

bermudaonion (Kathy) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:48:06 +0000

Sorry to see you didn’t love this one. I’ve been looking forward to it since Little Women is one of my all time favorite books.

By: Nishita

Nishita — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:41:38 +0000

So I am guessing this is an actual biography of Louisa May Alcott, and not a fictional account, right?

I don’t know why, but I always thought this was fiction.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:41:18 +0000

You almost can’t even believe a guy like Bronson Alcott. You hope he is a character in a book but it is so galling to think of what they had to put up with. I am really enjoying though. But I know you can’t love them all.