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Now married, Jo Bhaer (nee March) couldn't be happier. Jo, along with her husband Professor Friedrich Bhaer, operates the Plumfield Estate School. Plumfield is a haven for poor orphans which is attended by 12 adopted boy as well as Jo's own two sons. Although Plumfield is a place of trust and warmth, the boys occasionally struggle to maintain good manners.
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"The best of the the three (four) March Family volumes focuses on the boys and girls attending Jo's Plumfield, the country estate left her by Aunt March, where she operates a boys school (and also has a few female students) near her hometown of Concord. Each has distinctive character flaws, like the first section of Little Women, that they choose to try to overcome, some with more success than others. Moral views of the time are also studied, through Jo's admission of poor boys as well as wealthy, and orphans to whom she is a pseudo-parent with her husband, Fredrich Baher. The male reader will enjoy this entry much more than the prior, but the small roles played by likable March family characters makes for disappointment; if Jo wasn't your favorite sister, you may not like this book (Laurie and Meg, respectively, are my two favorite characters in the entire series, and also Meg's husband, John Brooke). Jo is annoying at times; the antics of the young boys and the trials of the older ones make this book more satisfying than the prior---there should be at least one character, male or female, each reader takes to heart, from the large ensemble cast."
— Lynn (4 out of 5 stars)
Little Men Listener Reviews
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" This is the sequel to Little Women. Read on, my friends! "
— Lizthorne, 2/16/2014 -
" Another re-read. Not as good as 'Little Women' (one of my all time favorites) but good. Very preachy but you have to wonder if more people read and followed some of the philosophies expounded by Alcott, Thoreau and Walden if the world wouldn't be a better place. "
— Jennifer, 2/7/2014 -
" I love Little Women - and Little Men is along the same vein but I didn't get into it as much as Alcott's best seller. Still a charming read though. "
— Agriffith, 2/5/2014 -
" Third in the 'Little Women' series, and a continuation of the previous books, focussing mostly on the sons of the original March girls. A bit of moralising in places, and of course it's old-fashioned, but a pleasant light read with some moving moments. "
— Sue, 1/25/2014 -
" Another wonderful Alcott book- there were a few great "parenting" tips that I'll have to go back and re-read. It takes me awhile to get through these books b/c of the language style, but so far they all have been wonderful! "
— Sarah, 1/25/2014 -
" I missed reading this sequel to Little Women when I was younger. I don't think I would have appreciated it then as much as I do now, as a parent. I thought it was such a wonderful,innocent and uplifting story. Jo and Fritz deliver a school for boys from homeless, poor or broken backgrounds. They vow to teach young and restless boys to be noble and worthy gentlemen. They do this through love, patience and many experiments. Their school/home for boys is a little microcosm for better parenting. I even grew to admire Fritz, even though, as a young reader, I never quite got over the fact that Jo wouldn't marry Laurie and chose the professor instead. I can see why a little better now, and Laurie even makes a few befitting appearances in this summer at Plumfield. "
— London, 1/25/2014 -
" Good Wives is still at present my favourite, but I really liked this one - to me it was like a male version of Malory Towers! It made me laugh...and really depressed me at the same time! "
— Lauren, 1/21/2014 -
" Simalar to Little Women. Very good again! "
— ☆Expecto, 1/18/2014 -
" Kind of sappy, but nice. Very much like "Little Women" in the feel of the book. Not deep and a little preachy at times, but overall pleasant "
— Kathy, 1/15/2014 -
" Great Book, what can I say. If you like Little Women you should read this! "
— Jenny, 1/14/2014 -
" good book would recommend to children to read very easy to read. About the lives of children growing up "
— Jacqueline, 1/5/2014 -
" Another one I owned. It's interesting to me that, even though the title is "Little Men," the story still manages to mostly be about the March sisters. I totally wanted to go to Jo's school! "
— Sharon, 12/25/2013 -
" To this day, I love having a house full of boys - my own personal Plumfield. How cool is that? "
— Caroline, 12/13/2013 -
" Charming sequel. But the baby talk of the younger children drove me nuts! "
— Molly, 12/5/2013 -
" I enjoyed the little lessons of wisdom and truth weaved in and around the story. I admire Louisa May Alcott. What a great Woman! "
— Bethany, 11/5/2013 -
" berbeda jauh dari little women. "
— Shan, 10/9/2013 -
" I can see now how the story is anything but realistic, and yet I love the series for its warmth, hope, and appreciation of a dream to bring out the promise in the next generation. "
— Calla, 9/21/2013 -
" This is another fabulous book by Louisa May Alcott. I read this for the first time in 5th grade. "
— Julie, 9/21/2013 -
" hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm "
— Safi, 8/22/2013 -
" I still want Jo and Laurie to get together. "
— Christine, 6/6/2013 -
" I downloaded the collected works of Louisa May Alcott & have been re-reading the ouevre. "
— Alison, 3/28/2013 -
" This is a GREAT book so far! "
— Mylena, 10/6/2012 -
" This book was about Jo's life after her marriage. She opens an orphanage for boys with her husband. It's as charming and delightful to read as "Little Women". "
— Dahlene, 8/11/2012 -
" Liked it almost as much as little women! "
— Emily, 7/31/2012 -
" Good follow up story. Morality, love and hardship blah blah blah. But I enjoy blah blah blah sometimes. If you just want simple values and a good finish, go for it. "
— Mike, 5/14/2012 -
" One of the best parenting books I've ever read. Very inspiring house full of boys and their adventures, and Jo and how she mothered. Lovely... "
— Jane, 12/3/2011 -
" good story. Some of the ideas for discipline were quite interesting. You can see the hope of teaching the boys and girls to be fine gentlemen and ladies throughout. Very likable characters. I wish I could listen to Nat play the violin. "
— Kendra, 11/7/2011 -
" I remember thinking this was only mildly entertaining. "
— Christine, 9/7/2011 -
" I enjoyed the book but Little Women was far better. "
— Brenda, 8/14/2011 -
" I thought this book was really boring. I got tired of the altruistic, fair attitude of all those involved and how quickly some of the boys' views changed 'with just a little love'. Pu-lease. Let me see Jo March raise Adeline and see how calm and patient she is then.... "
— Katie, 6/15/2011 -
" Loved this book! Shows a great leadership education home! "
— Hannah, 5/6/2011 -
" One of my favorite books of all time "
— Raul, 5/3/2011 -
" Though I read this as a teen, it was refreshing and more enjoyable to read it now that I am in my 40s. The story was just as fresh and enjoyable as the prequel, "Little Women". "
— Wanda, 4/25/2011 -
" A must read for anyone who wants to be a great mentor!! "
— Shannon, 4/21/2011 -
" Biographical fiction of a family's life after the time of her first novel, Little Women. This novel is more fictional than the first, and to my mind somewhat less compelling, perhaps because the Civil War is over in this scenario. In my estimation, "
— Linda, 4/19/2011 -
" Not as well written as Little Women, but still a great story about youth, learning, and growing. Also made me want to be a better person. "
— Erin, 4/13/2011 -
" I did really like this book and probably would have rated it higher, but the fact that the adults in these books always knew perfectly how to handle every situation with these boys gave me a bit of a parenting complex. "
— Jera, 4/4/2011 -
" Read from 3/9 - 3/16. "
— Kristin, 3/30/2011 -
" This is my favorite LMA book. I like all of her books, but this one created characters and relationships that stand the test of time. "
— Laurel, 3/21/2011 -
" Membaca buku ini bisa terharu atau ketawa kecil. Mengajari tentang kebaikan dan sifat yg seharusnya dimiliki seorang manusia. "
— Anni, 3/5/2011 -
" I thought this book was a little slow, but my children really enjoyed it (I read it out loud to them). It is a great parenting manual. It was filled of little bits of wisdom throughout and it had good moral lessons for the kids that we were able to discuss. "
— Karen, 2/28/2011 -
" Not as good as the first but new characters were incorporated well and old characters showed development. The story line is continued from the previous book and relevant. "
— Elizabeth, 2/22/2011 -
" I like this story even better than little women. I like how Jo has grown up to run a school for boys and how she takes in and cares of so many. "
— Bridget, 2/13/2011
About Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Educated by her father until she was sixteen, she also studied under Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Theodore Parker. A prolific writer, her most famous work was Little Women, a timeless American classic.
About Susie Berneis
Susie Berneis is a professional voice-over artist. She has a BA in English and theater from the University of Michigan and more than twenty years of community theater experience. Her audiobook narrations include The Secret of Raven Point by Jennifer Vanderbes, which won an AudioFile Earphones Award in 2014.