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Tag Archives: Little Women
“Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.” — Louisa May Alcott
“November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,” said Meg, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. “That’s the reason I was born in it,” observed Jo pensively, quite unconscious of the … Continue reading
“Some syllables are swords.” — Metaphysical poet Henry Vaughan
”I’ve always been much influenced by the 17th-century metaphysical poets like Donne, and especially Henry Vaughan.” — Philip K. Dick It’s Henry Vaughan’s birthday today. I was just thinking the other day about how I encountered certain famous writers in … Continue reading
Tomboys: Supporting evidence
Since I reference all of these great tomboys in culture in my recent article for Film Comment, I thought I’d provide the results of my research. This was a fun one. My main focus was on Candleshoe. Paper Moon was … Continue reading
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Tagged Harriet the Spy, Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Little Women, Sanaa Lathan
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For Film Comment: 1970s Tomboy Movies
Yet another topic years in the percolating: On the great “tomboy films” of the 1970s. I feel so fortunate I grew up in an era where “scrappy tomboy” was the dominant model for little-girlhood. It was a brief era, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Little Women, Paper Moon, Sanaa Lathan
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Happy Birthday, Louisa May Alcott
“November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,” said Meg, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. “That’s the reason I was born in it,” observed Jo pensively, quite unconscious of the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Louisa May Alcott!
“November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,” said Meg, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. “That’s the reason I was born in it,” observed Jo pensively, quite unconscious of the … Continue reading
The Books: “Little Women” (Louisa May Alcott)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is next on the shelf. The book doesn’t even need an introduction. My only issue here is: what excerpt to pick??? I flipped thru it just now and each and … Continue reading
Important Childhood Books
List 5 books that played an important role in your childhood and explain why Dan tagged me! Eons ago and I’m just getting it now because my trackback functionality basically doesn’t exist. And to everyone out there – consider yourself … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, Ballet Shoes, Charlotte's Web, E.L. Konigsburg, Harriet the Spy, Jane Langton, Little Women
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In Praise of Laurie
From Little Women. Yeah. I had a crush on him too. My God, how I resented Jo falling for the stupid tender-eyed German professor with his dumb-ass poetry and his boring umbrella. I just hated the thought of Laurie – … Continue reading