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Pikku naisia

Louisa May Alcott

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This is such a good book. I’m pretty amazed at how relevant so much of the book still is over a hundred years later. You’ve got girls wanting to fit in at school, siblings fighting, a new wife getting overwhelmed by a difficult task and taking it out on her husband, struggling between being successful in the world and keeping one's integrity, and of course, love, sickness, jealousy, and so much more. I also love that the characters are doing their best to please God and live for Him. They fail many times but they get back up and try again.

Once you start noticing how often the word 'little' is used in Little Women you cannot unsee it.

For example, in chapter one alone, we have-
Little pilgrims
Little women (twice)
Little goose
Little girl
Little nests
Little fun
Little sigh
Little sacrifices
Little Amy
Little tranquility
Little things
Little choir
And even 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'
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DID NOT FINISH: 12%

Not a bad book but not that entertaining. Not particularly feeling like reading classics at the moment. 
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Loved it! wished I'd read it sooner

i mean… it’s little women
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Just a huge waste of time, overly emotional, sentimental, dramatic, and formal. I don't know how (or why) I finished the book.
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes