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mondayxius's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief
Minor: War
ishouldbereading's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
4.0
This book was so beautiful, full of wonderful messages and quotes. It was a little boring and slow paced, otherwise perfect.
Moderate: Child death, Death, Medical content, and Classism
Minor: Sexism and War
lucyeanderson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. It's no secret that I adore the Greta Gerwig movie , so I was so excited to read the original material, and it did not disappoint! I found that this book took me longer than I thought to get through, but that's honestly no fault of the book and rather a symptom of me being a final year uni student.
I adored reading the character's development and how you fully understood each character's motivations, and despite the book portraying strong Christian values, you never felt that the characters were preaching at you, but rather their imperfectness that made me love them so much was used as an (effective) tool for lesson learning. Additionally, anyone who thinks Amy and Laurie and Jo and the Professor aren't the correct final pairings needs to reread the book, as I felt like they were characters who truly bought the best out in each other and were made for each other! It is disappointing to read some of the inherent sexism that characterises the time at which the book was written, but how Alcott handles it I see as incredibly progressive and admirable for the time.
Finally, as an older sister Beth's death made me sob like a little baby. But I do believe it was incredibly necessary to the story and shows the fragility and value of life perfectly.
Overall, I adore this book and it's characters, and think everyone should read it and be whisked away into the picturesque world of Alcott's childhood.
I adored reading the character's development and how you fully understood each character's motivations, and despite the book portraying strong Christian values, you never felt that the characters were preaching at you, but rather their imperfectness that made me love them so much was used as an (effective) tool for lesson learning. Additionally, anyone who thinks
Finally, as an older sister
Overall, I adore this book and it's characters, and think everyone should read it and be whisked away into the picturesque world of Alcott's childhood.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
erin_forgie's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Tell me why I cried more when Beth gave the shoes to Mr Laurence than when she died lol
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Terminal illness
charlotte123's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: War
lucy12345's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-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
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief
mya_jt's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
4.0
This was my second attempt reading this book. The first time, I gave up after about four pages. This time, I stuck with it for the first chapter, then I immediately became invested. There wasn’t much to the plot, but I loved so many of the scenes and I loved the development of each character and relationship. There were definitely sad parts and tense parts, and some parts that seemed a little too slow, but I loved the resolution. I loved Louisa May Alcott’s writing and the language was very readable. Definitely recommend :)
Moderate: Death
florana's review against another edition
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? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death
blissfuloctopus's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness
ronjaslibrary's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death