Little Women: Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. By: Louisa M. Alcott: With More Than 200 Illustrations By: Frank T.(Thayer) Merrill (1848-

from eglinton

Heartwarming story from the family front: virtue, fun, affection, friendship. The worthiness of the girls' endeavours and attitudes (they channel “Pilgrim's Progress” to cheer themselves up) which can feel sanctimonious in much 19th century literature, doesn't unsettle us here, as the telling is ...

from fegolac

I can understand it if some reading this today consider it to be insufficiently woke, but I found it quite remarkable. It is a bit disappointing that the dreams of independence planted in the first part of the novel aren't fully realized in the second, but that supports the message that in the pa...

from Anniik

I know a lot of people who just rave over this book, but it was really a struggle for me to even get through it. The characters had no depth, the book was preachy, and the ideals it was preaching for the proper behavior of women were bile-inducing. I know, I know, it was written a long time ago, ...

from AliceAnna

I read this as a child, but I can't finish it as an adult. I think I liked it when I was 9 or 10, but now I find it terminally boring and insipid. I'm going to have to let it go 30% in because life is too short to be reading a book you dread reading. Too many GOOD books, too little time. The idea...

from Completely_Melanie

This is a new favorite classic for me. I absolutely loved it. This book is like a hug.