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I just finished reading "Little Women." It's the book for the month of May in the Banned Books Club here on Goodreads, and it will be interesting to discuss it with the people in the group. Also, I like to go back and reread books that I haven't read since I was a child, and I thought it would be interesting to read this again as an adult. Unfortunately, there are a lot of things about this book that I am not crazy about.
I know -- I'm supposed to LOVE this book, but I just don't. I read it as a ...more
I know -- I'm supposed to LOVE this book, but I just don't. I read it as a ...more

Dec 29, 2010
Whitney
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it was amazing
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This is so close to a 5 star read for me. The only thing that lowers it is the obvious preaching and moral lessons throughout. But this was written for girls in the 1800s, so I think that's par for the course.
EDIT: After rereading this last year, it dawned on me that I may have named my son Teddy because of this book. I always loved that name and wasn't really sure why. However, growing up in the 90s, the Winona Ryder adaptation was a favourote in my household. We watched it regularly and, arou ...more
EDIT: After rereading this last year, it dawned on me that I may have named my son Teddy because of this book. I always loved that name and wasn't really sure why. However, growing up in the 90s, the Winona Ryder adaptation was a favourote in my household. We watched it regularly and, arou ...more

Dec 15, 2010
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Jan 07, 2011
Roslyn
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May 01, 2011
Jelena
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Aug 29, 2012
Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
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Sep 23, 2012
Jeremy C. Brown
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Aug 04, 2014
Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
marked it as to-read
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Mar 04, 2017
Shuaa Al-Hamaqi
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Nov 24, 2018
Noname
marked it as to-read