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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Yes
I needed this book the way Lulu needed those letters. The closure i needed after finishing Little Women for the first time 16 years ago has finally been achieved. Thank you!
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
No
Gabrielle Donnelly has written a superbly imagined family future for the descendents of the March sisters. No matter how much things change - they stay the same. It was creative and entertaining how the lives of the modern day sisters (great-great granddaughters of Jo March) mirrored the lives and experiences of the original Little Women. When Lulu Atwater is sent up to the attic to find some old family recipes, she instead finds a treasure of long forgotten letters written by Great-great grandmother Jo. Lulu decides to keep the unexpected find to herself for just awhile as she takes the time to steal away to the attic many more times over the somewhat eventful and stressful year to read the letters and get to know her legendary grandmother while learning a few life lessons as well. A truly heartwarming read. Now I want to go revisit the original Little Women armed with the secret knowledge of what the future holds for the March decendents.
adventurous
funny
relaxing
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
A charming novel which wonderfully brings the wisdom of 'Little Women' to the modern day. I thoroughly enjoyed this and found myself really appreciating some of the advice. The Atwoods are a lovely family to spend some time with and I would recommend this book to anyone with a love of 'Little Women'. Delightful!
3.5 stars. Not utterly fantastic, but not too bad either. I would recommend to LMA/Little Women fans.
http://www.burtonbookreview.com/2011/06/review-little-women-letters-by.html
http://www.burtonbookreview.com/2011/06/review-little-women-letters-by.html
This was hard to rate. 2 stars? 3 stars? It wasn't BAD. It just wasn't that great for me. And I think I should have re-read "Little Women" before I read this book (I haven't read it since I was a kid). I just didn't feel like the author was able to keep the spirit of Jo March and her sisters. For one thing, would Jo March litter her letters with the word "ain't"? Just a lot of all around bad grammar. I felt like this book, being written by a British author and being about a set of British sisters (who are the "descendants" of Jo), was taking digs at what some Brits think Americans sound like. I'm pretty sure the March sisters were a bit educated and over all intelligent girls. And being from New England, there are just certain phrases they wouldn't have ever said. EVER. So anyway, that just bothered me throughout the entire book. I could be wrong about Alcott's March women (like I said, I haven't read the book since I was a kid!!), but I just can't imagine that this is a proper portrayal.
The story about Emma, Lulu, and Sophie (and their mother, Fee), was okay. I kept waiting for something to *really* happen, and it never did. It just rode a long. Nice and predictable. It ends with everyone and everything tied up neatly in a bow. Oh, and the "letters" from Jo that were interspersed throughout the story? It would have been nice if they had a bit more to do with the modern story. And if perhaps they were in chronological order. It was too hard to keep track of what was going on and when.
The story about Emma, Lulu, and Sophie (and their mother, Fee), was okay. I kept waiting for something to *really* happen, and it never did. It just rode a long. Nice and predictable. It ends with everyone and everything tied up neatly in a bow. Oh, and the "letters" from Jo that were interspersed throughout the story? It would have been nice if they had a bit more to do with the modern story. And if perhaps they were in chronological order. It was too hard to keep track of what was going on and when.
Taking place in London, this book tells the story of the three Atwater sisters who are descendents of the March sisters from Louisa May Alcott's The Little Women. Lulu heads up into her parent's attic one day and finds a stack of old letters written by Jo March to Meg and Amy. Lulu's life begins to change as she uncovers her ancestor's life through the old correspondence.
I love Little Women and reread it every few years. I was afraid I would be very disappointed in a book that attempts to continue the story even if it is several generations removed. I wasn't. I enjoyed Lulu's struggle and discovery of herself, Emma embracing her true name, and the characters dynamic as a whole.
I recommend this book to fans of the Original March sisters, and others who enjoy books about sisters and strong women.
I love Little Women and reread it every few years. I was afraid I would be very disappointed in a book that attempts to continue the story even if it is several generations removed. I wasn't. I enjoyed Lulu's struggle and discovery of herself, Emma embracing her true name, and the characters dynamic as a whole.
I recommend this book to fans of the Original March sisters, and others who enjoy books about sisters and strong women.
I'm a mega Little Women fan, so of course I loved this. The plot worked quite nicely and was done in a similar style to Little Women (a loose overarching narrative with a lot of little stories making up the thread). I'm sending this one on to my mom.
Read my full review here: http://everydayreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/little-women-letters-by-gabrielle.html
Read my full review here: http://everydayreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/little-women-letters-by-gabrielle.html