SHIP: Re: Little Women

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No: HPFGUIDX 12638

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 
wrote:
> Hi --
> 
> Ebony Elizabeth Thomas wrote:
> 
> > Cassie wrote:
> > >I don't think this necessarily means that I don't like Ron, 
which is
> > >an accusation often leveled at us H/H types...I like him okay. I 
just
> >
> > >don't like him with Hermione. However, if the books do tend that 
way,
> >
> > >I will survive. After all, Little Women is still one of my 
favorite
> > >childhood books, even though I have never forgiven Louisa May 
Alcott
> > >for what she did to Jo and Laurie -- a horrendous mistake IMHO. 
<g>
> > >
> >
> > Cassie is the third H/H-type that I've seen make this comment re: 
LMA
> > within the past two days.  I'd be interested to see what R/Hers
> > thought of the ending of *Little Women*.
> 
> I too *hated* that Jo didn't end up with Laurie!!  Hated it!  I 
haven't
> been able to re-read Little Women or any of the other Alcott books 
as a
> result.  Not only is the Amy/Laurie pairing despicable, but the fact
> that she stuck Jo with the Professor!  Nope -- this H/H shipper has
> never forgiven Alcott for that either.  <g>
> 
> Penny
> 
> 
> 
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