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Yeah I wouldn’t be so sad about not being able to get those except that I can’t for the life of me find another matching set of all four of those that isn’t some super modern contemporary look. I’d be super happy with something different if I could find a set of them with a classic look.

wait... little women is a series of four?

The King of Clonmel (Ranger's Apprentice #8)
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There’s Little Women, Good Wives (which I think overlaps a little with Little Women), Little Men, and Jo’s Boys.

Ok so I was actually just checking, good wives is essentially part two of little women and is most often published with it now (it’s all just published as Little Women). So guess it’s only 3 books. Depends on which edition probably. I think good wives is just the half of the book after the girls get married and all.

Oh. I haven't read Jo's Boys.

That one is my favorite of the whole series. Lol. Or at least tied with Little Women.

Have you read Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom? (They’re both by Alcott)

Jo's Boys made me so angry. Like what the heck is the point the author is trying to make?
I have read Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom, I liked the second one better, although neither is my favorite. Not the biggest fan of some things that happened. Alcott isn't really my fave anymore, anyway, though, (I think she gets too preachy, and I don't even always agree with the point she's trying to make, see Jo's Boys) and I just never found any of her books to compare to Little Women.

Elisabeth wrote: "There are some books tho that I REALLY want that I can’t justify buying. It’s the Little Women series from Juniper Books.

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That is a gorgeous set.

What didn’t you like about Jo’s boys and the Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom series? (I personally LOVE Rose in Bloom.) Alcott is a favorite of mine. Lol.

Have you read An Old-Fashioned Girl? That’s another one I love.

I read Eight Cousins but not Rose in Bloom. I have yet to dislike a book that Alcott has written and I have read

I’m with you there Shekinah.

Alright, so I could spend a very long time discussing my problem with Jo's Boys, but since you know the story I don't have to explain it. Dan's storyline. (view spoiler)[He was trying to help that boy he met on the train, I think it was, he wasn't even the one gambling, and he told the younger guy not to do it. Then he called the man out for cheating. The man pulled a gun on him, and Dan hit him IN SELF DEFENSE. He ACCIDENTLY killed him, went to jail for it, and Alcott seems to think that what he did was wrong and horrible, and no one will ever love him or want to marry him except someone who would hinder his growth or something like that. And I am very unhappy, because one, what he did was completely in self-defense, and two, even if he had done worse, it wouldn't necessarily mean that a good woman couldn't love him, if he changed. Not that that was even the case. (hide spoiler)]

As for Eight Cousins, it just wasn't my thing, and maybe I found it a little too preachy at times. Rose and Bloom was better, and I actually used to love it, but again I thought it got a little too preachy (but that just seems to Alcottt's style) and I would have preferred if (view spoiler)[Charlie hadn't been killed off, when he could have actually overcome his temptations. But at least she didn't try to say he couldn't go to Heaven because of it. (hide spoiler)]

Shekinah wrote: "I read Eight Cousins but not Rose in Bloom. I have yet to dislike a book that Alcott has written and I have read"
When I was like 14, 15, and possibly even 16, I did love them all, and it's not that I completely dislike them so much as they're not really my favorite anymore, and I have some issues. Or at least, I had a very big issue with Jo's Boys, which I spoke of in my previous post.

Elisabeth wrote: "What didn’t you like about Jo’s boys and the Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom series? (I personally LOVE Rose in Bloom.) Alcott is a favorite of mine. Lol.

Have you read An Old-Fashioned Girl? Tha..."

I did read An Old-Fashioned Girl a few times, and liked it, although it has been a few years.

Ok Dan’s storyline did make me cry. But I don’t recall it being a matter of “he was bad” as much as “he was wild” which is why his love story didn’t work out.

And yeah what happened in Rose in Bloom did make me sad. (view spoiler)[but he had many chances to mend his ways and just kept going. He wasn’t trying super hard. And personally I don’t think he would’ve been right for Rose either way. But yeah, I don’t like that he got killed off. (hide spoiler)]

Bella if you don’t mind my asking, how old are you? Also how many siblings do you have (you mentioned being from a big family)?

You two are taking over our thread! *mock frown*

Yeah, I get that it was a matter of "he was wild" but... what he did was in self-defense, so I don't think it was even proof of that. Plus, just because his love story didn't work out, the author needn't basically tell us that no good woman would ever want to be with him. Smh.

As for Rose in Bloom, it just made me wonder, if Alcott didn't know how to have (view spoiler)[someone who struggled with that overcome it. Like she was trying to teach kids about the dangers of drink, which is good, of course, but idk, I would like to see more redemption arcs in her books, maybe. (hide spoiler)]

I'm 19, and the oldest of six. I have four sisters and a brother.

Shekinah wrote: "You two are taking over our thread! *mock frown*"

Yeah, I was thinking that. And we're not even on this team. Sorry about that.

I can see how you’d have that problem with Jo’s Boys. I didn’t really, but the book itself wasn’t my favorite the last time I read it. It fell weirdly flat for an Alcott book. But it hadn’t the other time or two before 🤷🏻‍♀️ I just finished eight cousins a few days ago! And I’ve read an old fashioned girl, too😁 I bought the LM Alcott Hidden Gems collection, so I’ll be working my way thru the rest of that soon

Ellie Ann wrote: "I can see how you’d have that problem with Jo’s Boys. I didn’t really, but the book itself wasn’t my favorite the last time I read it. It fell weirdly flat for an Alcott book. But it hadn’t the oth..."

Yeah, Dan's storyline and the way Alcott handled it just made me really mad.

Yeah that makes sense. Now that you mention it I can’t think of any major redemption arcs in her books. (Tom in An Old-Fashioned girl was a little bit of one but that was more a case of just growing up.)

😬😬 Sorry Shekinah. We’ll leave.

Nice. I’m almost 16 and the oldest of 9 (4 brothers and 4 sisters plus another baby on the way)

Dan was one of my favorite characters so I hated what she did with that. But I still loved the book.

Yeah, Dan was one of my favorites too.

And it's cool that you have so many siblings. I don't know any families bigger than mine.

Alright, Shekinah, I'm leaving now. :)

Escape room-20

Total-5,350

Hunt for the Devil's Dragon - 10 points

Total: 5,360

Heart of the Sun Warrior - 40 points

total: 5,400

Yona of the Dawn - 7 points

Total: 5,407

Her Radiant Curse - 40 points

total: 5,447

Halt's Peril (Ranger's Apprentice #9)
40 points

The Emperor or Nihon-ja (Ranger's Apprentice #10)
40 points

Total: 5,547

Titus: A Comrade of the Cross - 20 points

Total: 5,567

Michael vey book 1 30 points
Michael vey book 2 30 points
Michael vey book 4 30 points
Total:5,657

The Lost Stories (Ranger's Apprentice #11)
40 points

Total: 5,697

@Zack Is there a reason you didn't read book 3?
:)

Yes I don't like it.

Zack wrote: "Michael vey book 1 30 points
Michael vey book 2 30 points
Michael vey book 4 30 points
Total:5,657"

I really liked this series when I was younger!

A Venom Dark and Sweet - 30 points

total: 5,727

Things Unseen - (316 pages) 30 points
Snow White with the red hair - 7 points
Princess in the snow - (47 pages) 10 points

Total: 5,774

Zack wrote: "Yes I don't like it."

I see

The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning (Ranger's Apprentice #12)
40 points

Total: 5, 814

The Red Fox Clan (Ranger's Apprentice #13)
30 points

Total: 5,844

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (357 pages)
30 points
Total:5877

Blood of Wonderland - 30 points

total: 5,907

Duel at Araluen (Ranger's Apprentice #14)
20 points

Total: 5,927

Michael vey book 5
20 points total:5,947

A Time to Speak (458 pages)
40 points
Total:5987

The Unmaking of June Farrow-30

Total: 6,017

Fullmetal Alchemist - 7 points

Total: 6,024

The Balled of Songbirds and Snakes - 50 points

Total: 6,074

Michael Vey book 6
30 points Total: 6,104