Louisa May Alcott
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| Title | : | Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins #2) |
| Author | : | Louisa May Alcott |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 302 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1995 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published 1876) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Young Adult. Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens |
Relation As Books Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins #2)
In this sequel to Eight Cousins, Rose Campbell returns to the "Aunt Hill" after two years of traveling around the world. Suddenly, she is surrounded by male admirers, all expecting her to marry them. But before she marries anyone, Rose is determined to establish herself as an independent young woman. Besides, she suspects that some of her friends like her more for her money than for herself.Details Books In Pursuance Of Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins #2)
| Original Title: | Rose in Bloom |
| ISBN: | 0316030899 (ISBN13: 9780316030892) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Eight Cousins #2 |
| Characters: | Rose Campbell, Dr. Alec Campbell |
| Setting: | Boston, Massachusetts(United States) |
Rating Containing Books Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins #2)
Ratings: 4.04 From 21445 Users | 533 ReviewsPiece Containing Books Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins #2)
First, do not expect Little Women. Rose in Bloom cant possibly measure up. Secondly, expect a great deal of moralizing and priggishness. If you bear both of those warnings in mind, youll find the sequel to Louisa May Alcotts maudlin and unbearable Eight Cousins just this side of tolerable, if still pretty preachy. Pollyanna-ish Rose Campbell is all grown up, as are several of her seven boy cousins. Rose in Bloom, as the title implies, follows Roses young womanhood and her decisions aboutI have several aunts who are readers. And they have always looked after me when it comes to sending books they think I'd like my way. Particularly during my formative reading years. To this day, many of the books nearest and dearest to my heart came to me in the mail from one of my aunts. When I was twelve or so, my Aunt Becky sent me a lesser known book (which I had never heard of) by a very well known author (which I had). The book was ROSE IN BLOOM and it was actually the first book I ever
As a twenty-year-old who read Bridget Jones's Diary not too many months ago, Rose in Bloom contained some serious culture shock. Its been ages since I read Little Women or Eight Cousins, and I had completely forgotten how Alcott is so very pure. The narrators moral judgment is unassailable. Though Alcotts forward claims there is no moral to this story, the moral just cant help itself: Alcotts views on morality, education, and character soak through every fiber of the story. She has very firm,
This certainly did not turn out the way I thought it would.Somehow Alcott always manages to contrive the most unlikely and unexpected romances for her heroines, always saving them for the very last pages. Perhaps this is due to the fact that Alcott herself didn't necessarily want to marry off her heroines. She wanted to have them shine for themselves, to take the center place at the stage and keep them there.Rose is no exception.I quite enjoyed this little comedy of manners, romance and youth.
I was already a hardcore fan of Little Women when my mother pleased me very much one Christmas by giving me a matching hardcover set of the two Eight Cousins books which I hadn't as yet read (why not? I'm sure they were in the local public library). I thought they were great, just as good as Little Women in their way, and I confess that at that young age (something like 11) I wanted to be Rose Campbell just a little bit more than I wanted to be Jo March. Rereading them for the first time as an
As a twenty-year-old who read Bridget Jones's Diary not too many months ago, Rose in Bloom contained some serious culture shock. Its been ages since I read Little Women or Eight Cousins, and I had completely forgotten how Alcott is so very pure. The narrators moral judgment is unassailable. Though Alcotts forward claims there is no moral to this story, the moral just cant help itself: Alcotts views on morality, education, and character soak through every fiber of the story. She has very firm,
Well, what can I say? Instead I'll quote Miranda's fist diary entry from The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever, "Today, I fell in love." since it was the first thing that crossed my mind after I finished reading this book.FYI, I've never had a fictional crush before, no matter how perfect the heroes are I still didn't feel anything for them. I'm not crushing on the perfect Mr. Darcy, and I am definitely annoyed with a certain vampire-you know who-out there instead of squealing at the
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