tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742140728197418792.post2241480497592359233..comments2024-01-01T15:04:01.255-06:00Comments on Picks By Pat: Writers Born Today - Louisa May Alcott and the Power of the Dark SidePicks by Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03210946161490466694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742140728197418792.post-18976968050895292722013-12-01T06:55:14.188-06:002013-12-01T06:55:14.188-06:00Agreed, it doesn't ring true for me either but...Agreed, it doesn't ring true for me either but in the day it paid the bills and she seemed to enjoy it. The "scandal" I suppose was that her fans of the day would never have suspected she wrote potboilers. The funny thing is she didn't work that hard to keep it a secret! She drops hints all over the place in Little Women. And her family knew about it.<br /><br />I blog about Louisa if you'd like to read more: www.louisamayalcottismypassion.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742140728197418792.post-71893536073315581492013-11-30T13:58:14.392-06:002013-11-30T13:58:14.392-06:00When I first got my Kindle, I downloaded a huge co...When I first got my Kindle, I downloaded a huge collection of Louisa May Alcott's works (free or almost), so I finally got to read some of those Gothic tales I'd been hearing about my whole life as well as Hospital Sketches and a very lively account of her travels abroad. The "scandalous" stuff, I'm sorry to say, was terrible: overwritten and in my opinion unconvincing at least in part because the author knew nothing about sex, or so I believe. I still think Louisa was an extraordinary woman and <i>Little Women</i> the Great American Novel, but the writings feminists and fans of dark literature have been so excited about are a far cry from her best work.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.com