Little Women (Little Women, #1)

Posted on 01 January 2018 by Louisa May Alcott

Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women Here are talented tomboy and author to be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with woman s work, including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant But she soon discovered she could make money writing Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the girl s book her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America. Read Little Women (Little Women, #1) Author Louisa May Alcott – kino-fada.fr Someone I know claimed this no longer has value, that she would never recommend it because it s saccharine, has a religious agenda, and sends a bad message to girls that they should all be little domestic homebodies I say she s wrong on all counts This is high on my reread list along with Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and a Tree Grows in Brooklyn you could say that I m pretty familiar with it Let s see there s a heroine who not only writes, but is proud of the fact and makes a profit from Someone I know claimed this no longer has value, that she would never recommend it because it s saccharine, has a religious agenda, and sends a bad message to girls that they should all be little domestic homebodies I say she s wrong on all counts This is high on my reread list along with Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and a Tree Grows in Brooklyn you could say that I m pretty familiar with it Let s see there s a heroine who not only writes, but is proud of the fact and makes a profit from it in a time that this was somewhat out of the ordinary Reading this, and especially knowing later that the main character is for all practical purposes Alcott herself, inspired me to write myself, and I haven t forgotten the writing lessons even ...Yes, yes I m a grown ass man reading this, but I m not ashamed I also read the Twilight sa ha ha ga a bunch of Charlaine Harris as well, remember Some rules simply don t apply.What I tried to do here was dispel the extra melodrama and embrace the cut outs fat trimmed out of the Winona Ryder film I was on the hunt for all the new ha stuff that the regular person, well informed of the plot involving four young girls growing up or in the case of Beth, not never eve...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I hated this book.I can t even begin to go into all the reasons I dislike this novel It s dull and preachy through out most of it aside from Jo who is a truly inspired character But everyone else seems one note, most of the chapters come off as morality plays than solid scenes or plots And just when Miss Alcott has something seemingly interesting she breaks it for no other reason than to do something.Whether its the ...The book begins Christmas won t be Christmas without any presents, grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.It s so dreadful to be poor sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.I don t think it s fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all, added little Amy, with an injured sniff.We ve got Father and Mother, and each other, said Beth contentedly from her corner There s an undercurrent of anger in this book and I think Louisa May Alcott would have gone much furthe The book begins Christmas won t be Christmas without any presents, grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.It s so dreadful to be poor sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.I don t think it s fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all, added little Amy, with...19981998D This really is one of my top 5 favorite books of all time it never gets old.I just love every single character and the entire story SO much that I don t even know what else to say It s perfect That is all And I know the movie is way different, but I still love that as wellMy copy of this is probably 55 years old I ve probably read it at least twenty five times One of my all time favorite books One of my favorite authors ever Yes, it is old fashioned it was old fashioned fifty five years ago But that is the point pretty much in my opinion This is a story of times past, of a family which functioned in a particular way in a particular time This is also a story of what one person in a family might have wished were so all of the time in the family but wasn My copy of this is probably 55 years old I ve probably read it at least twenty five times One of my all time favorite books One of my favorite authors ever Yes, it is old fashioned it was old fashioned fifty five years ago But that is the point pretty much in my opinion This is a story of times past, of a family which functioned in a particular way in a particular time This is also a story of what one person in a family might have wished were so all of the time in the family but wasn t Thethings change, thethey stay the same Nov 2008 Dec 2008 rereading for the th time Reading my Centennial Edition priced at 5.95 in 1968 pretty amusing that I believe I bought this book second hand which surprises me as I thought I d splur...2017 update I reread this as it was the Austentatious book for June and July I didn t love it as much as I did the first time I read it, but I am glad I got to revisit the story Also, this time I Amy was my favorite character Book 12 100 for 2015I had to read this book for my Children s Lit class and I loved it We ve done a lot of discussion which has really opened my mind to new things in the book and made me love it evenI d definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting to get i 2017 update I reread this as it was the Austentatious book for June and July I didn t love it as much as I did the first time I read it, but I am glad I got to revisit the story Also, this time I Amy was my favorite character Book 12 100 for 2015I had to read this book for my Children s Lit class and I loved it We ve done a lot of discussion which has really opened my mind to new ...i can tell this become my favorite classic book besides all classics books of the queen of classics books Jane Austin , and u can see a lot of classic word here DI have read 18 of Louisa May Alcott s books, so I guess I can safely say that I am very familiar with her work Some of them were very good, some not quite as good All had that 19th century down home feeling with wonderful, memorable characters But only one of her novels reached the level of what could be called literary greatness Somehow, with this simple story, and these adorable characters, with a ...

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01 January 2018

Louisa May Alcott