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Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1871. Little Men tells the story of Jo Bhaer and the children at Plumfield Estate School. The novel has been adapted to a film and a 1997 television series. Little Men follows the life of Jo Bhaer and the students who live and learn at the Plumfield Estate School that she runs with her husband, Professor Bhaer. The mischievous children, whom she loves and cares for as her own, learn valuable lessons as they become proper gentlemen and ladies. We also get cameo appearances of almost all the characters found in the previous books, almost all of them happy and well. Meg's older two children, Demi and Daisy, also attend the school and so do Mr. Bhaer's German nephews Franz and Emil.The story begins with the arrival of Nathaniel "Nat" Blake, a shy young orphan with a talent for playing the violin and a penchant for telling fibs. Through his eyes we are introduced to the majority of the characters, from the Bhaers' children to other classmates. We follow Nat's life from April through Thanksgiving, meeting new students and playing games and having adventures throughout. Each student has his or her own struggles: Nat lies; Demi, although adored by his mother and sister, is so naïve that he finds it hard to live in the real world, but swears that he will be like 'parpar' after John Brooke (Meg's husband) dies; Emil has a bad temper; Dan is rebellious and rude; Tommy is careless (and once sets the house afire); Annie alias Nan is too tomboyish; Daisy is too prim and even weak-willed etc. They all learn to cope with their faults as they grow into young men and women.

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ISBN9798889420026
PublisherIndoEuropeanPublishing.com
Publication Date01/06/23
Pages232

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  • rockofbooks
    rockofbooks

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    4.0

    Welcome to Plumfield. Meet the pubils, the children and Mr and Mrs Bhaer. The German Professor and our dear Jo opened a school for boys, but even some girls lived there. Meet one of the Hummels, a german woman - we remember our dear Beth just helped the family (in little women). Say hello to Teddy Laurence and wife Amy, the old Mr Laurie, Meg and husband John Brooke, father and mother March. It was just like meeting old friends. and I cried a lot while reading. The story itself started with the entry of Nat. He was sended by Mr Laurence. It is about the boys, not just the adults - which I missed sometimes. but to read how Jo made was beautiful. In Little Women she was such a wild kid. she truely loved her sisters and Teddy but her mind was totally free and full of thoughts and stories. She loved to write. Remember how she got-to-know her Future husband. It is not the same and you should realise that there isn't the magic like it was with the old Laurence and Beth but it has something special inside. Anyway, it was my third Louisa May Alcott book (little women -with good wives in one; an old-fashined girl abd now little men) and I need to say that I really like her writing. Even I think that Little women will always be my favorite from her, the others are pretty, too lovely.

    Dec 31, 2024

  • worldofbookdreams
    worldofbookdreams

    39 Followers

    5.0

    Dieses Buch ist für mich ein wahres Jahreshighlight. Der Schreibstil war super flüssig und so authentisch, dass ich wirklich wunderbar in die Geschichte eintauchen konnte. Die Geschichte hat mich zurück in meine Kindheit versetzt und mich an Buchreihen wie Hanni & Nanni oder Burg Schreckenstein erinnert, nur dass sie deutlich älter ist. Alles in allem ein wirklich perfektes und richtig schönes Buch, das ich nur wärmstens weiterempfehlen kann :)

    Jul 15, 2024

  • isas_bookworld
    isas_bookworld

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    4.0

    Eine unglaublich süße Geschichte! - Teil 3 Den Schreibstil des Buches fand ich sehr angenehm und flüssig zu lesen. Geschrieben ist die Geschichte dabei in der Er-/Sie-Perspektive, was aufgrund der vielen Charaktere, deren Beziehungen zueinander das Hauptthema des Buches ist, auch sehr gut zur Geschichte passt. Jo hat zusammen mit ihrem Ehemann eine Art Internat gegründet. Sie haben es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, den Jungen die bestmögliche Basis für ein späteres erfolgreiches Leben zu ermöglichen. Dabei liegt der Fokus vor allem auch auf Kindern mit wenig Geld oder gar ohne Eltern. Das Buch handelt also primär von diesen Kindern - darunter auch die Söhne und Töchter der Schwestern aus Little Women -, die sich selbst und das Leben besser kennenlernen. Ich fand die Kinder allesamt bezaubernd. Sie haben frischen Wind in die Welt von Little Women gebracht, und mich des Öfteren zum Lachen. Die Kinder sind allesamt ihre ganz eigenen Persönlichkeiten, was zu viel Trubel führt. Einige von ihnen spielen gerne Streiche, anderer versinken am liebsten in einem Buch. Das zusammen mit den altbekannten Charakteren, die einem schon lange ans Herz gewachsen sind, macht das Buch zu etwas wirklich tollem. Die Geschichte der Jungs und Mädchen mitzuerleben macht größtenteils wirklich Spaß, da ihre Abenteuer einen zum Lachen bringen, aber auch zum Nachdenken anregen. Man lernt sozusagen mit ihnen zusammen neue Dinge und Weisheiten fürs Leben. Allerdings muss ich leider auch sagen, dass mir manche Szenen zu detaillierten beschrieben wurden, sodass ich das Buch stellenweise etwas langatmig fand. Trotzdem kommt die Geschichte wirklich süß und manchmal auch wirklich emotional daher, weshalb es sich hierbei bisher sogar im meinen liebsten Teil der Reihe handelt. Alles in allem fand ich die Geschichte also wirklich schön, weshalb das Buch von mir 4 Sterne bekommt.

    Mar 2, 2023

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