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Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

4.1 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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: Complicated
dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Read this for a school project. My mindset for the book was, would this be appropriate for a child to read. My answer is no. So much anti-feminism for a book that claims to be empowering book for young girls.
I did like the start of the book but by chapter 20 I wasn't a fan of the book anymore. The book does use some wording that might be offensive to others in specific communities check my spoilers for info on that. While there is only a few chapters that made me uncomfortable and made me not want to read anymore it definitely outshined the good fun chapters. 

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Part I

A true classic, but just not one of my favorite books. I remember not being crazy about the book as a young teen and I still feel the same today. I still believe this is a must read along with Bronte, Austin, and Dickens.
emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

Justice for Jo, a trans man who would’ve never married an anti Hegelian that hates fanfiction!
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

I loved the movie, and have watched it repeatedly over the years. However, the book was beautiful - I choked up more than once, cried at other points. I love how much more in-depth you get with the characters, it is such a precious book. It gets so much deeper with the love that the couples in it. Just read it if you love the movie at all. ❤
slow-paced