tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post6635640797059323080..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Eden's Outcasts by John MattesonBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-67637332855645613482019-01-26T10:55:09.701+11:002019-01-26T10:55:09.701+11:00Thanks for the tip about Marmee & Louisa - the...Thanks for the tip about Marmee & Louisa - they clearly had a very close relationship.<br /><br />And once I got past Fruitlands, I was able to cope with Bronson's personality better, although seeing him go off another mid-west speaking tour as his wife lay gravely ill towards the end, spoke volumes about how little he had changed with age.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-43515889473664115112019-01-26T10:51:09.179+11:002019-01-26T10:51:09.179+11:00Precisely! The pile of half read non-fiction books...Precisely! The pile of half read non-fiction books by my bed is ridiculous, so to finish one is a GREAT achievement.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-1960194438399909712019-01-25T06:05:19.349+11:002019-01-25T06:05:19.349+11:00I really enjoyed this book, but then I had a fairl...I really enjoyed this book, but then I had a fairly good idea of who Bronson Alcott was going in! Coming into the book, I knew Bronson Alcott to be a selfish crackpot who endangered his family's health and well-being to pursue his experiments in communal living. However, I had no idea what an innocent, well-meaning selfish crackpot he was until I read this book. Like Louisa, I ended up forgiving him because his heart was so clearly in the right place, even if his ideas and capabilities fell fall short of the mark. Another interesting bio is Eve La Plante's Marmee & Louisa, which is about the mother-daughter relationship, as opposed to the father-daughter. <br /><br />The family's time at Fruitlands sounds horrific--I always sort of thought a communal farm experience would be a good thing, but they all almost starved and worked themselves to death...except Bronson, of course!<br /><br />JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-41991966581239229272019-01-24T20:51:36.245+11:002019-01-24T20:51:36.245+11:00Well, sometimes you have to decide
...turn the pag...Well, sometimes you have to decide<br />...turn the page...close the book?<br />The good news is<br />book is finished<br />review written and<br />now you can move on to bigger and better things!<br /><br /><br />NancyElinhttps://nancyelin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com