Little Women

eowyn144 · 07-28-2002, 01:16 PM

i just finished reading Little Women and at the end it says that a sequel will depend on the success of the book. Seing as it was successful, i was wondering if anybody knew what that sequel is, if there is one?
And is so, has anyone read it? i relly enjoyed the first one!

***azalea*** · 07-28-2002, 01:32 PM

They probably mean Little Men, by Alcott. It furthers the story of Jo. I recommend it.

Carafin · 07-28-2002, 01:48 PM

most likely they do mean little men but there is another book after that : Jo's Boys and between little women and little men there is a book called Good Wives (athough I'm not sure how well it fits in)

eowyn144 · 07-28-2002, 02:38 PM

thanks for the help guys. i'll go to the library tomorrow probably and check them out.

StrawberryIcecream · 07-28-2002, 04:42 PM

so these little women...are they worth reading about?

***azalea*** · 07-28-2002, 08:53 PM

I think so, absolutely. Especially if you like 19th century style novels.

eowyn144 · 07-29-2002, 10:07 AM

i'd give it a try but i don't think i's really your kind of thing Strawberry. it's really easy to read though. i finished it within two days.

mirrille · 07-31-2002, 09:22 PM

If I were you, I'd skip "Good Wives". It's kind of boring and I don't want to turn you off. "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys" are kind of sweet, so go straight to those.

Elbereth · 08-01-2002, 09:50 AM

I read Little Women, too, a few years ago. I loved it. I could relate to almost al the characters, except Amy. I don't know why, we just didn't really have anything in common

***azalea*** · 08-01-2002, 02:05 PM

That's funny, I didn't really like Amy, either. Well, I didn't dislike her, I just preferred everyone else. And I kept wanting you know who to end up with you know who instead of her.

Elbereth · 08-02-2002, 10:42 AM

yeah, i know what you mean.
i liked jo because she wanted to be a writer, like me, and Beth because she was shy and close to her family and I could relate to Meg being the oldest sister and a perfectionist. and i really liked marmee, she was a wonderful mother.

Bregalad · 08-03-2002, 07:04 PM

I loved Little Women, and I still re-read it to this day. But I never cared much for her other books.

Renille · 08-04-2002, 03:49 PM

The other sequels were all right, but in my opinion, they were NOTHING next to "Little Women" But of course, that's just me. I really loved that book. I felt as if Beth and Jo were my sisters, too. I couldn't relate to either Meg or Amy.

Shadowfax · 08-21-2002, 03:41 PM

I read Little Women when I was 11 or 12 or something, and haven't read it since, but I remember that I loved it. Have not read the sequels though.

Elbereth · 08-22-2002, 09:40 AM

I was reading somewhere that Louisa Alcott also wrote under the pename A.M. Barnard. She did this because the books she wrote under this pename were not considered proper books for young women to write. Anyone read any of these books?

BeardofPants · 08-22-2002, 05:02 PM

Oh! This used to be my favourite book when I was a kid!

I absolutely adored the characters, and their strengths, particularly Jo. I've only read the sequel where Jo becomes a teacher... I think. It was okay.

I'll have to go to the library and get it out again!

Sylvee Estel · 08-25-2002, 05:35 PM

I really liked this book. I read it when I was in 6th grade. I was so happy, it was the longest book I'd ever read!!! It was also one of the first "real" books I'd ever read too. I would recommend it.

**crickhollow** · 09-04-2002, 05:03 PM

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Originally posted by eowyn144
i'd give it a try but i don't think i's really your kind of thing Strawberry. it's really easy to read though. i finished it within two days.

are you sure you and I read the same book? Or did you just read it straight for two days? I mean, it wasn't hard reading, but it was thick!

Lalaith · 02-07-2003, 02:12 PM

A little late, I know, but I just have to post my thoughts on that gergeous books.
I loved Little Women as well as Good Wives (I think it is called Little Women part II in some other countries), and I was only crying when Beth told Jo that she is going to die (not exactly told, but made it clear) and even more tears ran down my cheeks when Beth actually dies.
I'm not quite ready with Good Wives yet, but I also have to say, that I'm not really satisfied with Laurie loving Amy and Jo loving the old Mr. Bhaer.

Laurus Nobilis · 02-10-2003, 11:13 AM

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Originally posted by Lalaith
I'm not really satisfied with Laurie loving Amy and Jo loving the old Mr. Bhaer.

Really? I loved Professor Bhaer! He's my hugest fictional crush ever (more than Aragorn and Faramir put together!), and I've had a platonic thing for him since I was twelve... *sigh* But then, I've heard a lot of people say they'd rather have Jo staying with Laurie. It's a matter of taste, I guess.

(I agree with Jo, though, she and Laurie wouldn't have lasted a day without having *huge* fights...)

I don't care much for the sequels, either. I loved Little Women (my childhood favourite, and I still reread it once in a while) and Good Wives, but the other two... meh. I found them too "crowded", so to say. There were a lot of new characters I could never get used to. With the honrous exception of Dan, Nat, and Nan, whom I adore.

As for titles of Good Wives in other countries, you might find it as "The Little Women get Married" or "Young Ladies", too.

07-28-2002, 01:16 PM	#1
eowyn144 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 435	Little Women i just finished reading Little Women and at the end it says that a sequel will depend on the success of the book. Seing as it was successful, i was wondering if anybody knew what that sequel is, if there is one? And is so, has anyone read it? i relly enjoyed the first one! __________________ If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe

07-28-2002, 01:48 PM	#3
Carafin Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: The warm (or West) coast of Canada Posts: 150	most likely they do mean little men but there is another book after that : Jo's Boys and between little women and little men there is a book called Good Wives (athough I'm not sure how well it fits in) __________________ Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo; a star shines on the hour of our meeting, - LotR (FotR) four be the things I'd be better off without, love, curiousity, freckles, and doubt Queen Guinevere? ... Though all to ruin fell the world, And were dissolved and backward hurled, Unmade into the old abyss, Yet were its making good for this, The dusk, the dawn, the earth, the sea, That Luthien for a time shoud be ~ ~Beren: The Song of Parting

07-28-2002, 02:38 PM	#4
eowyn144 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 435	thanks for the help guys. i'll go to the library tomorrow probably and check them out. __________________ If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe

07-28-2002, 04:42 PM	#5
StrawberryIcecream Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: In my jeans Posts: 915	so these little women...are they worth reading about? __________________ www.foolofatook.com for all you pippin's out there.

07-29-2002, 10:07 AM	#7
eowyn144 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 435	i'd give it a try but i don't think i's really your kind of thing Strawberry. it's really easy to read though. i finished it within two days. __________________ If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe

07-28-2002, 01:32 PM	#2
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	They probably mean Little Men, by Alcott. It furthers the story of Jo. I recommend it.

07-28-2002, 08:53 PM	#6
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I think so, absolutely. Especially if you like 19th century style novels.

07-31-2002, 09:22 PM	#8
mirrille Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 479	If I were you, I'd skip "Good Wives". It's kind of boring and I don't want to turn you off. "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys" are kind of sweet, so go straight to those.

08-01-2002, 09:50 AM	#9
Elbereth Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 122	I read Little Women, too, a few years ago. I loved it. I could relate to almost al the characters, except Amy. I don't know why, we just didn't really have anything in common __________________ A! Elbereth Gilithoniel! 'Fate goes ever as fate must.' Beowulf (Seamus Haney's translation) FRODO LIVES!!!

08-01-2002, 02:05 PM	#10
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	That's funny, I didn't really like Amy, either. Well, I didn't dislike her, I just preferred everyone else. And I kept wanting you know who to end up with you know who instead of her.

08-02-2002, 10:42 AM	#11
Elbereth Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 122	yeah, i know what you mean. i liked jo because she wanted to be a writer, like me, and Beth because she was shy and close to her family and I could relate to Meg being the oldest sister and a perfectionist. and i really liked marmee, she was a wonderful mother. __________________ A! Elbereth Gilithoniel! 'Fate goes ever as fate must.' Beowulf (Seamus Haney's translation) FRODO LIVES!!!

08-03-2002, 07:04 PM	#12
Bregalad Elven Warrior Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: KY Posts: 217	I loved Little Women, and I still re-read it to this day. But I never cared much for her other books. __________________ "They have called me that ever since I said yes to an elder Ent before he had finished his question" -Quickbeam This post property of Entmoot.

08-04-2002, 03:49 PM	#13
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	The other sequels were all right, but in my opinion, they were NOTHING next to "Little Women" But of course, that's just me. I really loved that book. I felt as if Beth and Jo were my sisters, too. I couldn't relate to either Meg or Amy. __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

08-21-2002, 03:41 PM	#14
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	I read Little Women when I was 11 or 12 or something, and haven't read it since, but I remember that I loved it. Have not read the sequels though. __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

08-22-2002, 09:40 AM	#15
Elbereth Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 122	I was reading somewhere that Louisa Alcott also wrote under the pename A.M. Barnard. She did this because the books she wrote under this pename were not considered proper books for young women to write. Anyone read any of these books? __________________ A! Elbereth Gilithoniel! 'Fate goes ever as fate must.' Beowulf (Seamus Haney's translation) FRODO LIVES!!!

08-22-2002, 05:02 PM	#16
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Oh! This used to be my favourite book when I was a kid! I absolutely adored the characters, and their strengths, particularly Jo. I've only read the sequel where Jo becomes a teacher... I think. It was okay. I'll have to go to the library and get it out again! __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

08-25-2002, 05:35 PM	#17
Sylvee Estel Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 115	I really liked this book. I read it when I was in 6th grade. I was so happy, it was the longest book I'd ever read!!! It was also one of the first "real" books I'd ever read too. I would recommend it. __________________ ~Sylvee

02-07-2003, 02:12 PM	#19
Lalaith The Elvish Temptress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,055	A little late, I know, but I just have to post my thoughts on that gergeous books. I loved Little Women as well as Good Wives (I think it is called Little Women part II in some other countries), and I was only crying when Beth told Jo that she is going to die (not exactly told, but made it clear) and even more tears ran down my cheeks when Beth actually dies. I'm not quite ready with Good Wives yet, but I also have to say, that I'm not really satisfied with Laurie loving Amy and Jo loving the old Mr. Bhaer. __________________ What I am and what I would are as secret as maidenhead.

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