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emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Grief
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent
emotional
funny
inspiring
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
From the most recent adaptation I got the feeling that Jo is aroace, from reading the book for most of the time I had a feeling Jo is trans and aroace. Then came the last few chapters and I cannot help but say I'm a bit disappointed. I loved that Jo was just not interested in men romantically and like romance only in stories. I loved that Jo liked to behave like a boy and frolic like a boy and wish she was a boy. And so I strongly dislike the ending where all the girls ended up in marriage with kids. Jo suddenly having a desire to open up a boy school???? Making a passionate speech about how she sees boys who need help everywhere??? Where was this then in the entirety of the book? Idk I just.... I liked it but wish Jo's story didn't end in such a way. And it's like inspired by Louisa May Alcott's own life, and she never married, so why did she force Jo to do it?
Also fun fact my mom is reading the book as well and is in the middle of it and only today, after I informed her of it, found out it's actually set in America lol
Also fun fact my mom is reading the book as well and is in the middle of it and only today, after I informed her of it, found out it's actually set in America lol
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Medical content
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is warm, endearing, and each sister is likeable in their own unique way. The first half of the book focuses on the girls' childhood and the second half on young/early adulthood. I enjoyed the first half much more. I appreciate that each sister is different and it shows how there are different valid paths in life (although this variance is a bit limited in this example). Also, I liked all the sisters (even Amy who everyone seems to hate on for some reason I don't get), but I did get a little miaty-eyes when Meg got married. This book is written from a christian perspective and part of the point of the book is to teach morals, I knew this would be the case going in so it didn't bother me as much (although if I hadn't known I imagine I would have been quite annoyed). I feel this 'teaching' worked a lot better when the girls were younger (and feels more true to talking with children) than when they were older, the pointed lessons just made their adulthood feel not nuanced enoannoyedfeel realistic to me, and I think that's (part of) why I didn't like the second half as much. Also, in terms of messaging content, some I appreciated (love and hard work is more important than money and status) and some I really didn't (control all negative emotions, writing stories just for fun not for teaching morals is irresponsible - ugh that one definitely annoyed me). Anyways, I'm glad to have read this classic. The writing isn't anything special, and the book is way too long and a little overly-preachy in my opinion, but the March family is so endearing and that's what carried it for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
I finally read this classic! Maybe more of a 3.5 because it took me eight months to read it, but it is a very sweet story about love and family with a lot of moral elements. Each daughter reflects a side of femininity, and they reflect the best and worst parts of sisterhood.
It is one of the few classics that I can tell was serialized. The chapters could be self contained and sometimes jumped around, but it worked for this story about a family growing up together.
It is one of the few classics that I can tell was serialized. The chapters could be self contained and sometimes jumped around, but it worked for this story about a family growing up together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Death