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A review by sarahrara
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
4.0
Firstly, let me say that I'm not religious, and yes the constant preaching did get on my nerves. A little more subtlety would not have hurt, but I guess you need to remember the time it was written in.
I knew very little about this book going in (mostly just what's referenced in that episode of Friends where Joey wants to put the book in the freezer), and was kind of expecting the American Jane Austen. This is quite far from it.
It's very preachy and very sentimental, BUT, I did still give it 4 stars. Because despite this, I found the writing good and the characters very engaging. I was hooked and wanted to know how they all turned out. I started crying on the train several times while reading this. It's definitely not always a smooth ride for these little women, but I really enjoyed following their lives.
If you can get past the whole morality story for kids bit, there's a genuinely good and interesting story full of loveable characters here.
I knew very little about this book going in (mostly just what's referenced in that episode of Friends where Joey wants to put the book in the freezer), and was kind of expecting the American Jane Austen. This is quite far from it.
It's very preachy and very sentimental, BUT, I did still give it 4 stars. Because despite this, I found the writing good and the characters very engaging. I was hooked and wanted to know how they all turned out. I started crying on the train several times while reading this. It's definitely not always a smooth ride for these little women, but I really enjoyed following their lives.
If you can get past the whole morality story for kids bit, there's a genuinely good and interesting story full of loveable characters here.