Isn't part of the problem with Dan/Bess that Dan killed a man (who totally had it coming! but nonetheless!) and is thus Forever Tainted?
Yes, but I'm pretty sure Amy didn't know about that part, and when Jo hinted that maybe Dan was getting a crush on Bess and they should go on a vacation for a bit she was like "yep, good plan," so I think it was at least partially class/status-based...? It was less the March clan's reaction that flabbergasted me than the narrative's— it didn't even blink, and as I said, it was such a different attitude to what you'd get from a modern historical romance. (If anything, the fact he killed a guy and feels super bad about it would probably be a point in his favor— she can Fix Him!)
This is the book that ends with Alcott storming "I wish I could end this book with an earthquake swallowing Plumfield and killing them ALL so no one could ever bother me about the March family EVER AGAIN," right?
IT IS. I laughed out loud at that. And after making it very clear what she thought of her adoring fans, too! (That chapter was probably my favorite— it turns out that people have always been super entitled in their interactions with famous authors, but instead of tweeting at them, they'd send letters to or show up at their actual house?? Incredible.)
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Date: 2021-12-08 03:51 pm (UTC)Yes, but I'm pretty sure Amy didn't know about that part, and when Jo hinted that maybe Dan was getting a crush on Bess and they should go on a vacation for a bit she was like "yep, good plan," so I think it was at least partially class/status-based...? It was less the March clan's reaction that flabbergasted me than the narrative's— it didn't even blink, and as I said, it was such a different attitude to what you'd get from a modern historical romance. (If anything, the fact he killed a guy and feels super bad about it would probably be a point in his favor— she can Fix Him!)
This is the book that ends with Alcott storming "I wish I could end this book with an earthquake swallowing Plumfield and killing them ALL so no one could ever bother me about the March family EVER AGAIN," right?
IT IS. I laughed out loud at that. And after making it very clear what she thought of her adoring fans, too! (That chapter was probably my favorite— it turns out that people have always been super entitled in their interactions with famous authors, but instead of tweeting at them, they'd send letters to or show up at their actual house?? Incredible.)