Susan Cheever - Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography

This talk took place on October 29, 2009.

[miastupid]

This woman has so much humility. It's inspiring to listen to her.

[caballeteviajero]

I from Caracas Venezuela, and I like to read the Louisa Books they are great!

[Historian]

What a great talk, and I enjoyed hearing her remarks about her relationship with her father.

[enchantinglysimple]

I'm so grateful I have the opportunity to hear this! I feel like I'm there in person. Thank you for sharing.

[kalaoahaole]

AMAZING!!! Thank YOU and ALOHA MS CHEEVER and everyone else at WGGHForum and elsewhere who are making this happen -- helping writers spread joy and lighting candles in lockstep with them in order to ignite the human soul for forevermore (i cannot wait to read Moods LOL-LOL)...

[majaber]

Bravo Susan most informative and entertaining looking forward to reading your book which Im going to order online now. Thanks for your great endeavours on LMA...she was such a lovely talented soul.

[ruthbobzin]

This is a great look at Louisa May Alcott and how the stars came together to make her who she was. Susan Cheever uses her own work to analyze LMA's life and works. I look forward to reading her book.

[kkay]

I had never heard that Laurie was inspired by Henry Thoreau. I have read accounts that Fritz was, though!

[animalsarebeautifulpeople]

If susan were a professor i would enjoy her classes!

[tessalister]

and poor Louisa, from a very, very early age and often actually starving and freezing cold, did hard, manuel labour and still was chastised for complaining or being angry. It was pure luck she even survived her childhood and still her father let this happen ..And let his wife and other children too. He outlived them all.

[tessalister]

so frustrating that we cant hear the questions.

[Historian]

I much preferred An Old-Fashioned Girl, Rose in Bloom, Eight Cousins, etc., to Little Women and Little Men, when I was young.

[tinkerseeya]

Do you know if there has been a production of a biography of Louisa May Alcott

[tinkerseeya]

Good points. Why is there so much snubbing of Louisa and her brilliant work?

[animalsarebeautifulpeople]

For me louisa may alcott was a one hit wonder (though --what a HIT!!) I tried her other books, and they were pretty much unreadable, including little men.

[majaber]

Susan...heres a fascinating subject for you to research and write about...shes an enigma but deeply flawed and didnt treat women very well despite being a gay icon she badly needs rescueing from the LGBT community who have practically deified her..the real story is much more interesting, she is the character behind the BBC series 'Gentleman Jack".

[abc_]

At 11:50, the speaker gives the worst advice I've ever heard on a video. She advises parents to tell their children they'll “never amount to anything" to motivate them to succeed so they can prove their parents wrong.

The speaker lies and says that psychological studies back up this approach. I'd like to see one such study. I'm sure they don't exist.

Just because something worked for Louisa May Alcott doesn't mean it should be applied to everyone.

[Choochin]

Dam. That first chick needs to slow the hell down. People are there to see you. And the other lady. Have fun with it.