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jazzibunny 's review for:
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott, Shirley Hughes
Did not finish at 64%. I try my hardest to finish a book once I start it, but the second half of this novel tried my patience.
The first half was cute! I liked the little vignettes and didn’t mind the didactic nature. Meg hastily marrying Brooke seemingly out of spite and opposition towards Aunt March? That’s when things started to sour for me.
Early on I found out Alcott didn’t like this novel much at all, and tired of writing “moral pap for the young”. Even knowing that, I still enjoyed the first half of the novel.
I don’t think reading it as an adult is making me dislike it more. I’m currently reading the Anne of Green Gables series which is also a children’s classic and contains didactic monents, yet I find that series completely delightful.
I’m glad I didn’t read this book as a child, because I know I would’ve tossed it aside and wrote it off without even making it to part two!!
The first half was cute! I liked the little vignettes and didn’t mind the didactic nature. Meg hastily marrying Brooke seemingly out of spite and opposition towards Aunt March? That’s when things started to sour for me.
Early on I found out Alcott didn’t like this novel much at all, and tired of writing “moral pap for the young”. Even knowing that, I still enjoyed the first half of the novel.
I don’t think reading it as an adult is making me dislike it more. I’m currently reading the Anne of Green Gables series which is also a children’s classic and contains didactic monents, yet I find that series completely delightful.
I’m glad I didn’t read this book as a child, because I know I would’ve tossed it aside and wrote it off without even making it to part two!!