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c_lizziebeth's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness
Minor: War and Pregnancy
caidyn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would! My main criticism is that it felt that most of the character development hinged on men. Jo and her husband. Amy and hers. Meg and her trying to conform to her husband. Did I still love these women and their story? Yes! But it still felt so male dependent.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
hi_there's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: War
Minor: Alcohol
jduffy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
jessthanthree's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Death, Grief, and Misogyny
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Child 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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Classism, Death, and Medical content
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.
Content Warnings
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Child 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: War