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Little Women (Little Women, #1)

Louisa May Alcott

Start date: January 1, 2020

Finish date: January 31, 2020

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Jun 11, 2020 Arden rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics

4.5 stars

When I first read this book, I wasn't super attached to it. I mean, I was devastated at Beth's death, but isn't everyone? The novel as a whole didn't stick with me, and it wasn't until rereading it this year that I was truly struck by it. Alcott weaves a story buoyed by brilliant characters, accessible enough for young women to understand and well-written enough for older women to still derive benefit from it. When I was younger, I thought I was the quick-to-anger writer Jo. Despite the ...more

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Jan 22, 2020 Cat rated it really liked it

3.5/5. 7/10 (or 6.5 because it dragged on a bit too much). was it a good book? yeah, it had to be. it's a classic. it's also somehow very very long and it didn't get me Hooked. i love that i read half and went to watch the 2019 film, then finished the other half, because the movie made me like the book a bit more, and the book made me appreciate the movie much more.
i don't know whether to give this 3 or 4 stars on here but right now i'm going with 3. i might change my mind. anyway i'm glad i re ...more

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