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A review by inherentlysleepy
Moods by Louisa May Alcott
4.0
I read the 1882 version, and found many reviewers saying that this one's better than the 1864 publication because then LMA's original story was strained by her publisher. I didn't know that the copy I have of the republished novel doesn't have pages 353-354 though. That sucks. But I'm planning to read the 1864 version for comparison.
I must say this is in a whole different stir of story compared to Little Women, and targeted a much older group of age readers. Moods isn't just about marriage. The story leaned more on a character study of a moody, young woman, easily swayed by emotions, making decisions out of impulse, and creating a mess (a huge one at that) everyone involved had to suffer from. Sylvia Yule, the heroine, is far from an ideal daughter, wife, and woman, however hard she tried to attain perfection.
Though somehow reasonable, other characters continue to commit one mistake after the other, make one wrong decisions after another they've become laughable at one point. But eventually, everyone redeemed and become the sensible people I expect to be. And I liked how their characters were carefully weaved to good development in the end. Initially, they weren't the type of people I would care about in real life. However, I was pulled in—in a way I can't explain I find all of them enigmatic.
One thing is for sure, though: Louisa May Alcott has written one of most entrancing, deliciously captivating narratives I know.
I must say this is in a whole different stir of story compared to Little Women, and targeted a much older group of age readers. Moods isn't just about marriage. The story leaned more on a character study of a moody, young woman, easily swayed by emotions, making decisions out of impulse, and creating a mess (a huge one at that) everyone involved had to suffer from. Sylvia Yule, the heroine, is far from an ideal daughter, wife, and woman, however hard she tried to attain perfection.
Though somehow reasonable, other characters continue to commit one mistake after the other, make one wrong decisions after another they've become laughable at one point. But eventually, everyone redeemed and become the sensible people I expect to be. And I liked how their characters were carefully weaved to good development in the end. Initially, they weren't the type of people I would care about in real life. However, I was pulled in—in a way I can't explain I find all of them enigmatic.
One thing is for sure, though: Louisa May Alcott has written one of most entrancing, deliciously captivating narratives I know.