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tpixie
Under the Lilacs | Louisa May Alcott
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I went to a vintage store today and saw some books I resisted buying! But the photos warm my heart also!
Bobbsey Twins, Hardy Boys & Cherry Ames Student Nurse are the older ones that are hard to see.
🕵🏻‍♀️ 🐴 🪻 👩🏼‍⚕️ 🐰

LeahBergen What happy photos! 1mo
tpixie @LeahBergen it was a cute collection! 1mo
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Chrissyreadit
Moods | Louisa M Alcott
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#wintermoodboard #naturalitsy #midwintersolace This is one version of my Winter mood board. There may be more….

AllDebooks The fox ❤️ 4mo
TheBookHippie 🤎🤎🤎🤎 4mo
Cupcake12 Love this ❄️ 4mo
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dabbe 💙❄️💙 4mo
IndoorDame 🤎♥️🤎 4mo
sir.bob omg i love this soooooooo much 4mo
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Blueberry
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Pickpick

4 ⭐. Very informative and easy to read.

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DivineDiana
Under the Lilacs | Louisa May Alcott
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Mehso-so

I was very happy to read a book that has been prominently displayed on a bookshelf in our living room for nearly 25 years! Sadly, it did not touch my heart as much as I had hoped. One of my favorite characters was this trained poodle, Sancho. He and Ben,a runaway from a circus are both lovable! Thank you as always @TheBookHippie for this delightful read along. #childrensclassicread2023
#mttbr

Leftcoastzen Cute illustration! 11mo
batsy I ended up bailing, but Sancho was a riot! 11mo
DivineDiana @Leftcoastzen I loved the illustrations. ❤️ 11mo
DivineDiana @batsy I can understand. ❤️ 11mo
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Blackink_WhitePaper
Under the Lilacs | Louisa May Alcott
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Mehso-so

It was a good read , I can‘t say it‘s the best. I like Alcott‘s other works. It started off very nicely , but in the mid way I felt it dragged a bit. And I dint like the animal abuse part in children book, it‘s hard to read. But overall it‘s a good story I switched to audio and enjoyed it. I like happy endings 🥰 #childrenclassicread2023

UwannaPublishme Yay for happy endings! 🙌🏻 11mo
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UwannaPublishme
Under the Lilacs | Louisa May Alcott
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Pickpick

Call me a sap for neatly spun happy endings, but I‘m marking this a pick. Ben and Sancho were thoroughly entertaining as well as the more spectacular(vs. darker)elements of the circus. Loved Bab showing up the boys with her archery skills and Betty stepping out of her shell to rescue Sancho. It definitely had some cringy moments, but that‘s a given for a 150-year-old classic. Alcott still rules in my book!
ChildrensClassicRead2023
@TheBookHippie

PurpleyPumpkin I‘m still reading this one! I‘ve been enjoying it so far. Hoping to finish soon. Glad you enjoyed!👍🏽 11mo
UwannaPublishme @PurpleyPumpkin Hope you‘re doing well, Kimberly and enjoying some sunnier weather! We‘ll have to compare notes when you finish this one. 🤓📚 11mo
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TheBookHippie
Under the Lilacs | Louisa May Alcott
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Mehso-so

I wasn‘t wowed by this. I did like it and it was okay for a couple minutes with coffee this month but also it‘s been a rough month so who knows. Still glad to have read it! Little Women is still my favorite!

May #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2023

AnnR I felt the same. It started off okay but then I lost interest. Not one of Alcott's strongest pieces of writing. (edited) 11mo
tpixie I remember enjoying it as a child. I think this book is why I have always wanted a lilac bush. Unfortunately, I didn‘t read it this May. Sad to hear it doesn‘t hold up well. 10mo
TheBookHippie @tpixie I know!!! 😭 10mo
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batsy
Under the Lilacs | Louisa May Alcott
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Bailedbailed

I'm not sure what's up with me these past few weeks; I'm super grumpy & now find myself annoyed with a children's book 😆 I'm blaming it on this awful heatwave. I enjoyed the scenes involving the excellent dog Sancho, but not much else, & I find myself dreading reading even a chapter each night. I think that defeats the purpose of kid's lit so I'm chalking it up to a case of the grumps & bailing. #ChildrensClassicRead2023 @TheBookHippie

SayersLover Under the Lilacs was always my least favorite of Alcott‘s books. Hopefully you‘ll find a better book to pull you through the slump. @batsy 11mo
Tamra Wishing you a 5 star read next! ⭐️ 11mo
TheBookHippie Beeeen there!!! This isn‘t her best work TBH. 11mo
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batsy @SayersLover @Tamra Thank you, my other current read is proving to be good 😁 11mo
batsy @TheBookHippie Yes! I'm sure it's a sweet story but it's too episodic to hold my attention at the moment. 11mo
dabbe Where's your heatwave? Mine's in Phoenix. My husband just told me we're having a cold spell; it's supposed to hit 99 and not 100. 🙄 #ughmehgrrbleh 🥵 Glad your new book is better! 😍 11mo
batsy @dabbe In Malaysia 🙂 It's generally hot and humid all year round, but whew this year we're being pummelled by heat (and still nowhere as bad as what some of our neighbours are experiencing). And the El Nino is yet to arrive... Here's to us staying cool 🧊🧊🧊 11mo
CarolynM Hope your next book makes you happy in spite of the heat😘 11mo
batsy @CarolynM Thanks, Carolyn ❤️ 11mo
dabbe @batsy Shoot; I knew that ... I just forgot! I had no idea how hot and humid it can be there. Here it's supposedly a dry heat, but during the monsoon it can be over 100 F (38 C?) + the humidity. And El Nino is supposed to be a big one this year. Hang in there! 🩵🤍🩵 11mo
batsy @dabbe No worries, and thank you! Hope you get cooler weather too 💙 11mo
Bookwomble @batsy @dabbe I was practically prostrated with heat exhaustion last week when the temperature in Lancashire hit a sweltering 21°C (61.8F)🌡️🥵 I'd be a puddle in the temperatures you're both enduring! 11mo
dabbe @Bookwomble Thank technology for air conditioners. 🥵 to 😍! (edited) 11mo
batsy @Bookwomble It is really tough. There is a range of temps beyond which the humidity becomes exhausting. I'm sure it's worse still for people who are used to more temperate climates to suddenly experience a heatwave ... Lots of these extremes cropping up now 😥 11mo
Bookwomble @batsy It's all relative, of course, but unjust that the Global North is responsible for the majority of carbon emissions responsible for climate change, while the Global South is feeling most of the effects. I do hope that you get some relief from the heat soon 🩵 11mo
batsy @Bookwomble Thank you! There's thankfully been some bouts of rain 🌧️💙 11mo
UwannaPublishme Oh my! Hope cooler weather is headed your way soon. Keep those fans going and the ice cream stocked! 🍦 11mo
batsy @UwannaPublishme Thank you! I hear you loud and clear on the ice cream 😆🍦🍦 11mo
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Soscha
Under the Lilacs | Louisa May Alcott

I‘m finally getting to this one, on audio.

I‘m getting sads though, the casual mention to animal death & abuse. 😢

rubyslippersreads I‘m sure I must have read this as a child, but based on your review, I think I‘ll skip it this time. I just can‘t handle animal abuse. 11mo
Soscha It‘s not over-the-top but casual mentions to throw things at loose dogs, feeding a mouse‘s nest of babies to a cat, as a jolly “revenge” thing. (edited) 11mo
Soscha This was the way our country used to work though. 11mo
DivineDiana I too found those parts of the story upsetting. ☹️ 9mo
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Daisey
Under the Lilacs | Louisa May Alcott
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Pickpick

I have a print copy of this book in my Louisa May Alcott collection, but this time I chose to listen to the audio. This is a sweet story, but it‘s definitely not one of my favorites of hers. First of all, I think she wrote hardworking girls better than boys (which we see a bit of in Bab), and this one is just a bit too perfect in how it all works out.

#ChildrensClassicRead2023 #audiobook #reread

TheBookHippie Still reading… 11mo
batsy What a lovely copy! I hope to get around to this late next week. 11mo
Daisey @batsy Thanks! I do love this copy that was a childhood gift from my grandma. 11mo
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Daisey May #DoubleSpin book 12 11mo
willaful I think I'm going to pass on this one; I read it as a kid and it was never a favorite, and I'm feeling overloaded. 11mo
Daisey @willaful I completely understand. I debated myself, but it ended up being my #DoubleSpin book this month, and the audio let me get through it in a few days. 11mo
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