Little Women
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Average rating4
The characters, the relationships, the struggles, the tragedy and the triumphs. My first real female empowerment story that hit with me.
Finally finished it! I can't believe it's taken me so long to read it especially being a classic! I know Goodreads said I've read it before but I didn't finish it last time as ran out of time in my challenge. I did enjoy it.
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My cover image does not match this one with a purple line, but it's the same ISBN. My cover is a cartoon illustrated by Claire Ruddock.
I liked the book
It had a very powerful start but in my opinion the thing between Amy and Laurie was just pure nonsense and so was the pairing of Jo and the teacher. It would have made much more sense if Jo had remained single and kept her tomboy attitude and defied the norms of the society at that time.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a young adult/children's book set during the American Civil War and the years after. It concerns four girls as that grow to adulthood and face the struggles between family duty and their own growth, the necessity of work and duty, as well as the important trait of being a genuine person.
I had high hopes for this book. I had always heard great things about it. I was disappointed. Unfortunately, the writing seemed choppy and lacked flow from one chapter to another. Each chapter seems to be its own self-contained mini-story. The author also wanted to capture the readers attention on herself and not let the characters tell their story themselves.
This book is not high on my book list and I don't plan on recommending it. There are better ya/children classics to read.
Bijzonder mooi geschreven, en de korte gedichtjes tussendoor waren een hele fijne toevoeging. Alleen jammer dat het af en toe meer een morele gids is voor de negentiende eeuwse huisvrouw (maar dat moest van de uitgever, dus het is oke ze kon er niks aan doen). Sterke vier sterren :)
At the start, I kind of found it boring, maybe because this is my second time reading a classic. But I must say that then I really started to like it. Interesting things happened, and I bet that if I had to choose some of the sisters, Jo would always be my favorite. I have so many things in common with a character who is not even real, but I felt her like she was me, and it felt so special that feeling.
In summary, I think I would have liked it if my mother or grandmother had read it to me when I was a child. I guess I would have found it more interesting than now, but it was such a great book.
Alright so I'm killing my self? They were just little women learning big lessons.....their bond.....that sisterhood.......ohhhhhhh
Little Women is one of the world's most beloved classics, and rightly so. This novel is something that I know would do every woman good if she reads it, and has something for young girls, middle-aged women and old women in it. I will never grow tired of watching and reading this story, and I always learn things while reading it. A very heartbreaking, hilarious, beautiful coming-of-age story of four sisters- a must-read for everyone.
3.5 ⭐️
I struggled a bit with this one. The writing was beautiful but I found I was often bored with the characters. I also didn't like how Jo's life developed in the end. Perhaps I had different expectations because I really enjoyed the Greta Gerwig movie which was very different from the book.
Well I finnished this one. I am not really sure what to say about it. It felt really similar to alot of other books I have read. I know that this is older and therfore may the ‘original' but it felt kind of repetetive.
There was parts that I enjoy in this book. I enjoy the talks we get from time to time to get where there is actual proper lifeadvice.
I do wish we got more them tho as there was still alot of parts I was just not found of.
It does on the other hand shows us the inportence of family, a story of coming of age, aswell as women. Like in general the inportance it has. But do I feel they show it in a good way? No, not at all. The entire story got bland and just boring in my opinion. I will still read the next one and see if it gets better but I honestly doupt it
- wonderfully realised and well-developed characters
- very moving and utterly devastating
- funny and sombre at exactly the right times
- morally exasperating but only occasionally, and is pretty self-aware
- sweet and tender friendships, romance, and relationships throughout
Bel romanzo. Buoni propositi. Vita di giovani donne nella societa' americana dell'800. 8
Jo is truly so relatable but I wish that growing up didn't mean conforming so much to the very specific expectations put on women in this era
There are a lot of outdated morals and stereotypes, but all in all this is an enjoyable and heartwarming book about the ups and downs of a close-knit family.
After reading this I looked at some of the reviews as I was curious what some of the common criticisms are. I saw things like the book is old fashioned/traditional in terms of the family unit (it is), that the morals are very on the nose (they are), and that it can be preachy (it can be).
They're all valid criticisms that I also see, yet, part 1 for me was an easy 5 stars. I was just enthralled with the families dynamics, the characters, and the familial love radiated off the page. Part 2 I didn't enjoy as much because some of that coziness is lost with them going their own ways, but overall I had a good time with this. I look forward to continuing with Little Men cause Jo was always my favourite anyhow.