Little Women #1
Louisa May Alcott
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Date read: 13 - 17 January 2020
Length: 200 pages
Published: 1868
Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth live with their mother, Mrs March. Their father is at war. The girls are growing up, some faster than others. We follow the girls on their way to womanhood.
This is the first part of Little Women as the copy I have only contains the first volume. The second part, Good Wives, will come later. This is a re-read for me as I first read both volumes sometime in 2013. However, after acquiring another book in the series, I felt I should go back and read this again before reading the next books!
The first time I read Little Women I fell in love with the story and all the girls. The second time reading this has not changed anything. I loved the story just as much as I remember from the first time reading, and because it had been nearly 7 years, I was falling in love all over again.
My favourite girl is probably Jo. She doesn't care that girls are supposed to look prim and proper, and be good at sewing and household chores. She wants to do her own thing, and as a result is classed as the 'boy' of the siblings. I think this is very progressive and not something I would expect from a 19th century novel.
I also like Laurie and even Mr Laurence. I think Laurie's intentions are good, and he loves all the girls. Mr Laurence was hard to begin with, but the girls softened him.
All the characters are interesting in their own way, even Mr March who you don't see for most of the novel because he is at war. I'm glad he didn't die and look forward to seeing more of the family united.
Little Women is a perfect coming of age classic, and I'm very much looking forward to re-reading Good Wives and then reading the last two in the series!
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Thanks,
The Wee Librocubicularist
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