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A review by lawbooks600
Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) by Kathleen Gros
3.0
Trigger warnings: Chickenpox
Update: 6.5/10, this book was OK but I didn't feel anything for any part of the book. There was almost no conflict within the plot rather it was just Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy documenting an entire school year and the problems that were there like rejection, cancer, music practice and chickenpox were solved without much trouble which I didn't like. The main characters' only characteristic was that they did the right thing all of the time, spoke sweetly but the author didn't really bother to develop or flesh them out; maybe the original novel this book was based on could be better but I really don't know and it could be like this novel except with more prose and less pictures. If you like a modern retelling pick this one up though you'd be better off reading another book.
Update: 6.5/10, this book was OK but I didn't feel anything for any part of the book. There was almost no conflict within the plot rather it was just Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy documenting an entire school year and the problems that were there like rejection, cancer, music practice and chickenpox were solved without much trouble which I didn't like. The main characters' only characteristic was that they did the right thing all of the time, spoke sweetly but the author didn't really bother to develop or flesh them out; maybe the original novel this book was based on could be better but I really don't know and it could be like this novel except with more prose and less pictures. If you like a modern retelling pick this one up though you'd be better off reading another book.