A review by amibunk
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs

3.0

Having loved "Little Women" and "Jack & Jill," I was very curious about Louisa May Alcott. This book provided a very informative look into Alcott's life and personality. Besides being an extremely interesting biography, "Invincible Louisa" was easy to read because of the flowing prose. My only complaint was that perhaps the author was a little too enamoured of all things Alcott. There was absolutely no criticism whatsoever of Branson Alcott (Louisa's father) and his interesting, yet failed business plans. I'm convinced the Alcotts were fine, upstanding, smart people but surely one could discuss the few faults they had and still admire them.
However, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and felt I learned much. I recommend this book to anyone who loved "Little Women," or to anyone who likes to read biographies about interesting people.