A review by protoman21
Những chàng trai nhỏ by Louisa May Alcott

4.0

Alcott does a brilliant job of creating believable boys with all their joys, faults, and adventures. Jo and Fritz guide these little men through life in the kindest, most loving way possible that puts all modern parenting techniques to shame. If parents had their patience, then we'd have a lot fewer problems in the world today. Their treatment of and the evolution of Nat and Dan was the highlight of the book for me. These two boys both came from different places and presented unique challenges, but were treated with a firm hand backed with love and compassion and found a home with the Bhaers. My only criticism of this book, if you can call it that, is that it is more a series of short stories than one continuous tale. Yes, the boys grow and change throughout the story, but each chapter was very episodic and complete by itself. I enjoyed them yes, but after one chapter, I found myself satisfied and didn't feel the need to jump right back into another one. Still a worthy novel that deserves to be called a classic.