Welcome, friends, to the last meeting of the Allsparkle Book Club. This will conclude the miniseries...but does the Classics sub-series have a future? I honestly have no idea, I think I'd be up for it, though.
Previously, in the Allsparkle book club....
I hope Fluttershy/Beth brings everyone some coconuts back as souvenirs from the not-afterlife-vacation she's been on. I bet they taste absolutely heavenly...
And now, for the heartfelt conclusion of...Little Fillies...
Chapter 4: "Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I can never wish you a greater happiness than this!"
This issue covers Chapters 36 through Chapter 47, concluding the story of the original book.
...I liked it!
I'm going to be a broken record, at this point, but I just ended up liking this more than I thought I would. The art grows on you. It's fun, and funny, and has just a little bit of heart. And there's a good lesson in here, even if it isn't necessarily the lesson of the original book. "Write what scares you".
I'm glad I picked this book up. It's worked for me FAR better than I originally thought it would. A crossover with Little Women was a really weird idea...but I think they made it work.
Anyway, onward to the spoilers.
Previously, in the Allsparkle book club....
I hope Fluttershy/Beth brings everyone some coconuts back as souvenirs from the not-afterlife-vacation she's been on. I bet they taste absolutely heavenly...
And now, for the heartfelt conclusion of...Little Fillies...
Chapter 4: "Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I can never wish you a greater happiness than this!"
This issue covers Chapters 36 through Chapter 47, concluding the story of the original book.
...I liked it!
I'm going to be a broken record, at this point, but I just ended up liking this more than I thought I would. The art grows on you. It's fun, and funny, and has just a little bit of heart. And there's a good lesson in here, even if it isn't necessarily the lesson of the original book. "Write what scares you".
I'm glad I picked this book up. It's worked for me FAR better than I originally thought it would. A crossover with Little Women was a really weird idea...but I think they made it work.
Anyway, onward to the spoilers.
Rainbow/Jo's "ending" in the first panel is bad and she should feel bad. But...I get the feeling the author of THIS story wasn't quite sure how they should end it, either. This is probably a relatively autobiographical comic.
Rainbow/Jo talking to inanimate objects in place of her sisters is sad. Even Pinkie/Marmee thinks it's sad. And even here, Fluttershy/Beth is the nicest one.
You know, a Brave Little Toaster reference was NOT something I was expecting. This book keeps surprising me in strange, new ways.
HEY! The Student Six get to show up for a couple of pages. It's kind of nice to see these kids, again. Even though, they don't get to do much.
Hey, Rainbow/Jo gets to meet AK Yearling! That's actually kind of a nice touch.
I kind of like the editor/captions "fighting" with Rainbow/Jo. She's so embarrassed!
And we get a Stephen King reference, too. Weird! But not really out of place.
And I think AK Yearling's advice is pretty good here, too. Every issue of this series has been about giving advice to young, potential writers. And I think that's made this story work for me. It's just been a nice touch that elevates the story a little.
In issue 1, they show that's important to have the courage to put yourself out there. In issue 2, they showed that it's okay to take inspiration from other authors but it's still okay to write differently than them, as well. In issue 3, we show that you'll get criticism but you can still write something of value. And this last issue shows that the writers who inspired you likely went through the exact same things you're going to go through. I think it's a good message, even though it's not the one from the original book.
Fluttershy/Beth steadfastly REFUSES to treat her "death" seriously. And there's more animals with her every time she shows up. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, though...
Applejack/Laurie and Rainbow/Jo sneak out of the party to have their own adventure...that's nice. And it bookends the first issue.
And Fluttershy/Beth just shows up out of nowhere to join everyone for the ending. Fine. It's not like Discord/Discord couldn't just snap his fingers and bring her to them anyway.
"Say, 'This adaptation took a lot of artistic liberties!'" Heh...it's true. But, honestly, that's made me like it more. If they played it completely serious, I think it would have been a mistake.
And so we end the book by quoting the first page of the original book. Nice. It works. For me, at least. Concluding Rainbow/Jo's story by writing ABOUT everything that's happened is what happens in the original story, too.
They DEFINITELY gloss over a lot of stuff that happens in the book...but that's probably for the best in a crossover with My Little Pony. I think they did a good job with this book. It has parts of the original book, but also manages to say something unique on it's own.
Rainbow/Jo talking to inanimate objects in place of her sisters is sad. Even Pinkie/Marmee thinks it's sad. And even here, Fluttershy/Beth is the nicest one.
You know, a Brave Little Toaster reference was NOT something I was expecting. This book keeps surprising me in strange, new ways.
HEY! The Student Six get to show up for a couple of pages. It's kind of nice to see these kids, again. Even though, they don't get to do much.
Hey, Rainbow/Jo gets to meet AK Yearling! That's actually kind of a nice touch.
I kind of like the editor/captions "fighting" with Rainbow/Jo. She's so embarrassed!
And we get a Stephen King reference, too. Weird! But not really out of place.
And I think AK Yearling's advice is pretty good here, too. Every issue of this series has been about giving advice to young, potential writers. And I think that's made this story work for me. It's just been a nice touch that elevates the story a little.
In issue 1, they show that's important to have the courage to put yourself out there. In issue 2, they showed that it's okay to take inspiration from other authors but it's still okay to write differently than them, as well. In issue 3, we show that you'll get criticism but you can still write something of value. And this last issue shows that the writers who inspired you likely went through the exact same things you're going to go through. I think it's a good message, even though it's not the one from the original book.
Fluttershy/Beth steadfastly REFUSES to treat her "death" seriously. And there's more animals with her every time she shows up. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, though...
Applejack/Laurie and Rainbow/Jo sneak out of the party to have their own adventure...that's nice. And it bookends the first issue.
And Fluttershy/Beth just shows up out of nowhere to join everyone for the ending. Fine. It's not like Discord/Discord couldn't just snap his fingers and bring her to them anyway.
"Say, 'This adaptation took a lot of artistic liberties!'" Heh...it's true. But, honestly, that's made me like it more. If they played it completely serious, I think it would have been a mistake.
And so we end the book by quoting the first page of the original book. Nice. It works. For me, at least. Concluding Rainbow/Jo's story by writing ABOUT everything that's happened is what happens in the original story, too.
They DEFINITELY gloss over a lot of stuff that happens in the book...but that's probably for the best in a crossover with My Little Pony. I think they did a good job with this book. It has parts of the original book, but also manages to say something unique on it's own.
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