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Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

4.1 AVERAGE

joke_vanherck's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

amylynch's review against another edition

2.5

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

apru9469's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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: No

This book is my favorite book ever. It reminds me so much of me and my sisters

anna_mackay's review against another edition

5.0

This is my favourite book from childhood and I reread it every year.

jordanloux's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

just not my kind of writing style and i find myself forcing myself to read. my first time reading a classic ~~and possibly my last~~

leenitav's review against another edition

2.0

I know I'm in the minority with my dislike of this book, but I just have so many issues with it. Its characters drip with privilege, and its focus on maintaining women's place as good wives and mothers is hard for me to swallow. I get that this is a book of its time, but I don't have to like it. I just find no purpose in the story other than to highlight sisterly love and affection and the strength of family during times of stress and sadness. I wanted so much more from this book, the story, the characters, and the author herself. Beth's sickness and death were more of a focus than the American Civil War, which seemed like an afterthought and it was a missed opportunity. The book's only saving grace is its usefulness as a primary source and Jo. It was all I could do to finish it, but I'm no quitter.