Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

[Luke]

Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, 1868, United States, NOVEL

"...Her book, Little Women, has always had a following among young readers, yet this story of four girls growing up at the time of the Civil War provides much for twentieth-century adult readers as well, not only as a straightforward and affecting narrative, but as a feminist primer on female relationships and the values of nineteenth-century New England society. Louisa May Alcott drew from her own memories to create the adventures and trials of the four sisters—domestic Meg, tomboyish Jo, gentle Beth, and artistic Amy—who are helped by their beloved Marmee to conquer their minor faults and disappointments and reach their "castles in the air."..."

(A.C., p. 83)

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Cecily
Alex
Kirstine
Aubrey

[Cecily]

I really don't understand the appeal of this (not being American is perhaps part of that). I can't face reading it again, but I'll be interested to see what discussion ensues...

(I give some reasons in my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....)

[Sasha]

Louisa May Alcott, a transcendentalist feminist of ambivalent sexual orientation and the author of sensational novels, is asked by her publisher to write a book for girls; she's like eh, that sounds super lame, but she does it anyway, "in record time for money," and here we are.

What's startling about Little Women given the intro I just gave it, and the reason it worked then and still works now, is its absolute sincerity.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kirstine]

I'll add my review to this, too, even if it's short: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Luke]

Thanks for your review, Kirstine. It has now been incorporated above.

[Luke]

I'm submitting my review for this: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...