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An Old-Fashioned Girl

by Louisa May Alcott

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Members' Rating: 4.00from 12 Ratings and 5 Reviews

Tags: Classics, Novel

ISBN-13:9780140374490

An Old-Fashioned Girl
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About the Author

Drawing from her childhood in a close-knit and unique family from Concord, Massachusetts, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) created a beloved collection of works about young people coming of age in the post Civil-War era. Alcott's books for young adults, among them Little Women, Jo's Boys, Under the Lilacs, and An Old-Fashioned Girl, are noted for their wholesome themes. However, she was a multi-faceted writer who also dabbled in a more grown-up genre. Sometimes published under a pseudonym or anonymously, Alcott's alternative body of work consists of "less respectable" and torrid romances, mysteries, and thrillers such as A Long Fatal Love Chase, A Modern Mephistopheles, and Behind a Mask.

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AS a preface is the only place where an author can with propriety explain a purpose or apologize for shortcomings, I venture to avail myself of the privilege to make a statement for the benefit of my readers.
As the first part of "An Old-Fashioned Girl" was written in 1869, the demand for a sequel, ...

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by jdanehey on Jan 27, 2010

independent girls

I adore this book, it's second only to Little Women. The story is straightforward enough, but it leads you to think about a working woman's place in the 19th century and the pitfalls of idleness, as well. I find the heroine quite inspirational! And it reminds you to be careful when riding your velocipede :)

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by jngrl7 on Jan 19, 2010

Fun and enjoyable read...

I really enjoyed this book. I think if I had read it as an adolescent I would have really loved it. I would have given the book 5/5 if it weren't for the VERY slow development of the characters. I felt like the first part of the book read a bit slower than the latter. But it is a great story and I would recommend to anyone who is a Louisa May Alcott fan.

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by butterfly53 on Jun 9, 2009

Old Fashioned but good

I love Louisa May Alcott. Though this book lacks the eternal rightness of "Little Women", it is still a romantic, "old-fashioned" tale and I really liked it.

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1/5 1.00

Reviewed by DeborahC on Apr 15, 2009

Skip it

I did not enjoy reading this book. It was difficult to connect with the characters.

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5/5 5.00

Reviewed by Dianitha on Dec 8, 2008

Old-Fashioned Girl

I love this book. I love classic books anyway, but this one hits a vein. Louisa May Alcott is an author I'll have to pay more attention to. It's funny how some books just stands the test of time.

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Bookworm721 5.00   2012-01-27
butterfly53 4.00 Read review 2009-06-09
DeborahC 1.00 Read review 2009-04-15
Dianitha 5.00 Read review 2008-11-10
ehuemmer 4.00   2011-09-07
Grammi 5.00   2012-01-30
jdanehey 4.00 Read review 2010-01-27
jngrl7 4.00 Read review 2010-01-19
justAnca 4.00   2010-11-16
orzobird15 4.00   2009-01-16
rwcoplan 5.00   2009-05-29
starburn 3.00   2010-11-16

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