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Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

4.1 AVERAGE


New favorite book

One of my all time favorites, I try to read it at least once a year

I'm not sure how I've never read this before, but after I saw the new movie adaptation I figured it was time. The 'Pilgrim's Progress' moralizing got old, but I guess it is a product of its time. Overall, a fun read.
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I personally wasn’t very intersted
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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
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Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pocketbotch's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

god this book sucks, idk why i haven't learned my lesson yet about

realistic fiction. won't rate because i had no business reading the damn
dark sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Maybe I would have enjoyed it more when I was a child, but I'm glad I didn't read it then, because the moral of the story is so depressing.
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An enjoyable story, although I found the last half when the children were adults difficult to get through. The first half of the novel was tied together by their childhood and worry over their father. The last half felt disjointed with the girls separated,  though there were parts I immensely enjoyed, but sometimes when it would switch to a different person, I would get distracted and forget to read. 
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