tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post3718776385057827205..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Are You an Amy or a Jo?Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-69461524031598240112014-01-09T14:18:00.832-05:002014-01-09T14:18:00.832-05:00you really really do!!you really really do!!Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-90732175966011053432014-01-09T14:17:32.807-05:002014-01-09T14:17:32.807-05:00Must find Diamond in the Window now! You had me at...Must find Diamond in the Window now! You had me at 'time travel to Concord'Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-18781750469551245512014-01-09T10:17:45.652-05:002014-01-09T10:17:45.652-05:00Oooooh. I want to see that house. Oooooh. I want to see that house. Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-53930244952302414472014-01-08T21:42:30.903-05:002014-01-08T21:42:30.903-05:00Fun post, and I think we shared a childhood. :) Ex...Fun post, and I think we shared a childhood. :) Except that I was a huge Trixie Belden fan rather than just reading a few spares from a yard sale. Rereading Little Women now after decades...and decades ago, I must've read it five times. I too visited Orchard House as a child. I thought Jo was a great role model for a writer--except how she shuts it down when Prof Bhaer disapproves (grrr). Have you ever read The Diamond in the Window? A wonderful middle grade book in which there's a little time travel to Concord of the transcendalists' era. Finally, I"m the youngest of four daughters, so I'm the selfish artist. :)Erika Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614971210603661902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-45123544756558079992014-01-08T10:34:41.210-05:002014-01-08T10:34:41.210-05:00Yes, Ellen. Updike at 11. I know. I know.Yes, Ellen. Updike at 11. I know. I know.Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-14249560493531775662014-01-08T10:34:10.420-05:002014-01-08T10:34:10.420-05:00Amy is malleable. And I think that suits Laurie qu...Amy is malleable. And I think that suits Laurie quite well.Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-49926945278198492742014-01-08T10:33:23.143-05:002014-01-08T10:33:23.143-05:00Just read your post! Very thoughtful. And yes, con...Just read your post! Very thoughtful. And yes, contemporary audiences want PASSION. But Jo and the Prof had a different type of love. Although I can't say he's my favorite match for her either… Reminiscent of O Pioneers where Cather seems to be saying that passion can burn too hard...Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-11112019048900021752014-01-08T10:31:31.075-05:002014-01-08T10:31:31.075-05:00Or not. Since I am on Team Gale…. :) ha!Or not. Since I am on Team Gale…. :) ha!Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-65897056243263024142014-01-08T10:30:57.655-05:002014-01-08T10:30:57.655-05:00You really do need to visit: It's every bookis...You really do need to visit: It's every bookish girl's dream. :)Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-39830918682980795472014-01-08T07:01:32.705-05:002014-01-08T07:01:32.705-05:00This post was another great reminder of a book I l...This post was another great reminder of a book I loved as a younger person! I haven't reread Little Women in a while. Jenn--can you give the link for the Jo/Prof post? I always had issues with that pairing and would love to read your take on it! And Joy--Updike at 11??? Really??Ellen Jensen Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12825571023641671510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-43446617526937493832014-01-07T22:30:35.227-05:002014-01-07T22:30:35.227-05:00I loved A Wrinkle in Time and A Tree Grows in Broo...I loved A Wrinkle in Time and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; I still have my copies of both books. I liked Little Women, though I always thought Jo should have married Laurie. I know she said she wasn't in love with him, but they were such good friends and they seemed more compatible than Laurie and Amy. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-18248442071824437152014-01-07T19:32:25.453-05:002014-01-07T19:32:25.453-05:00I once blogged about the Jo-Prof Bhaer romance, an...I once blogged about the Jo-Prof Bhaer romance, and it is one of my most-read posts ever ... it still gets hits long afterward. I think Little Women influenced a lot of us ...Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-14634452764154933292014-01-07T09:38:18.265-05:002014-01-07T09:38:18.265-05:00Now I need to go find my copy of Littke Women. My ...Now I need to go find my copy of Littke Women. My grandma read me a simplified version when I was younger, but I know I have the real thing somewhere in the depths of my bedroom. Must read. And I can completely relate to your devastation: I lost all will to read Mockingjay after Peeta was...gone. But I had to find out whether he recovered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828772181763803223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-82404138198028652322014-01-07T08:18:37.512-05:002014-01-07T08:18:37.512-05:00Great post, Joy! You've inspired me to re-read...Great post, Joy! You've inspired me to re-read Little Women. I LOVED it too. I remember being sad for days when Beth died. It was the first time a book had affected me so deeply. I'm also going to visit Orchard House the next time I'm in Boston.Jen Doktorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143138396478408692noreply@blogger.com