Jo's Boys
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Jo's Boys

by Louisa May Alcott

1886•Family•328 pages

Taste attributes: familydramafresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringcoming of ageempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA wholesome, stylish family novel: accessible and grounded. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

This sequel to Alcott's "Little Women" and "Little Men" chronicles the return of the classmates of Plumfield, Jo's school for boys. Readers reencounter Nat, the orphaned street musician, now a conservatory student; restless Dan, back from the gold mines of California; business-minded Tom; and other old friends.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaComing of ageEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connections

Subjects

Family lifeBoarding schoolsSchoolsConduct of lifeJuvenile literatureFamilyNew englandJuvenile fiction

Details

Author
Louisa May Alcott
Published
1886
Pages
328
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