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Little Women

Little Women

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  • Author：Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott's timeless text， illustrated with movie stills from Greta Gerwig's star-studded film adaptation is perfect for a holiday gift

Readers have been falling for the March family for over 150 years， and Greta Gerwig's film adaptation is bringing the childhood classic to the big screen for a new generation of fans in 2019。 Illustrated throughout with movie stills from the production—starring Saoirse Ronan， Emma Watson， Timothée Chalamet， Laura Dern， Meryl Streep， Bob Odenkirk， and Chris Cooper—this edition of Little Women tells the timeless story of sisters Meg， Jo， Beth， and Amy as they navigate hardship and adventure in post-Civil War Concord， Massachusetts。

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Reviews

Kaylyn Ahn ，

I am so torn when it comes to this book。 I found a lot of un feminist and counterproductive “lessons and morals” taught to the March daughters， like Jo’s arc of restraining and pushing down her feelings。 It angered me that Meg’s husband was so inadequate and lazy and Mrs。 March blamed Meg， to which that was just an accepted fact。At the same time， Laurie annoyed me in his inability to respect boundaries and take no for an answer。 Characters are supposed to be flawed but these flaws weren’t treate I am so torn when it comes to this book。 I found a lot of un feminist and counterproductive “lessons and morals” taught to the March daughters， like Jo’s arc of restraining and pushing down her feelings。 It angered me that Meg’s husband was so inadequate and lazy and Mrs。 March blamed Meg， to which that was just an accepted fact。At the same time， Laurie annoyed me in his inability to respect boundaries and take no for an answer。 Characters are supposed to be flawed but these flaws weren’t treated as flaws。 They just seemed to be widely accepted and normalized。 However， I don’t blame her whatsoever。 I know that， for this time， this story was progressive and controversial。 Still， I really did like the book， especially towards the middle of the end。 。。。more

Morgan Rodriguez ，

Tbh I read this book for school and really just couldn’t get into it。 It’s not terrible and has a very cute ending that really ties everything together， but I had a hard time following the story line and there were no major events that had me on the edge of my seat。

Frank ，

2。5 stars

delilah ✿ ，

I'm so glad I finally read Little Women！If you have never read the novel but love the films then I definitely recommend reading it。 This will become one of my favorite classic novels for sure。 I'm so glad I finally read Little Women！If you have never read the novel but love the films then I definitely recommend reading it。 This will become one of my favorite classic novels for sure。 。。。more

Nora Rose ，

-4。5 stars-We all know the story of the raw， honest and unforgettable March sisters。 I knew the story， having read the graphic novel; Meg， Jo， Beth and Amy。 But， I had actually never got around to reading the original book。 Once you start reading the book， you really can’t put it down。 It doesn’t have the stiff and dull feeling lots of classics have that sort of prevents you from wanting to keep reading。 It flows really well and the sisters as well as their friends and neighbours are memorable a -4。5 stars-We all know the story of the raw， honest and unforgettable March sisters。 I knew the story， having read the graphic novel; Meg， Jo， Beth and Amy。 But， I had actually never got around to reading the original book。 Once you start reading the book， you really can’t put it down。 It doesn’t have the stiff and dull feeling lots of classics have that sort of prevents you from wanting to keep reading。 It flows really well and the sisters as well as their friends and neighbours are memorable and unique。 ❤️ 。。。more

Rory ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really don't know what to think about this book。 I really admire Alcott for having written a book at that time， but instead of showing people that women can write books just as well as men she sends out an entirely different message with this book。 So， I am very disappointed。 In the beginning I loved Jo so much， she was wild， free and had great dreams of becoming an author。 Somehow in the course of the story she always tries to be less wild， though as if being wild and free was something bad i I really don't know what to think about this book。 I really admire Alcott for having written a book at that time， but instead of showing people that women can write books just as well as men she sends out an entirely different message with this book。 So， I am very disappointed。 In the beginning I loved Jo so much， she was wild， free and had great dreams of becoming an author。 Somehow in the course of the story she always tries to be less wild， though as if being wild and free was something bad in women。 In the end she is satisfied with not writing at all anymore and being a good wife and mother to her boys as she calls them。 To me that seems as if she has been tamed or even broken。 I don't understand why Alcott who wrote a novel herself wouldn't let Jo do the same。 Of course I know that this book has been written a long time ago， but it does have a pretty sexistic message， nontherless。 Because in the end none of the sisters have realized their dreams but Meg who only wanted to have a family and husband from the start。 I don't mind that that was her dream， but I do mind that neither Amy became an artist nor Jo an author。 The book's message seems to be that after all marriage is the only way of getting happy for a woman and I couldn't agree less with that。 。。。more

franziska ♡ ，

i will defend amy march until the day i die

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Mimiyuh ，

This is such a warm， sweet story and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Ben ，

Splendid！！

Setareh ，

It is the best classic book I ever read。It's written in the simplest word and describes a story of four girls who want to help their mother in such a bad time and their friend Louri， it just fits the whole story。 It is the best classic book I ever read。It's written in the simplest word and describes a story of four girls who want to help their mother in such a bad time and their friend Louri， it just fits the whole story。 。。。more

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Sofia Amato ，

I couldn’t even finish it I hated it so much。 I hate Amy so so so much。 I hate how every chapter has to end with a “holier than art thou” Christian lesson。 It was just so so bad。 Not even me picturing the movie could make it any better。 It was so shallow and boring。 Also it invoked so much rage。 Just pure rage。 I wanted to burn this book like howAmy burned Jo’s （also how could Jo ever forgive Amy for something like that？？？ So unrealistic）

Lauren （Bookquoth） ，

“I almost wish I hadn’t any conscience， it’s so inconvenient。 If I didn’t care about doing right， and didn’t feel uncomfortable when doing wrong， I should get on capitally。” 📖🎹🎨👒。。Let me start off by first saying， I can’t believe I had never read Little Women before！ I’m so glad its 150th anniversary and the latest movie finally encouraged me to get a readin’！ Suffice it to say， I truly loved it。 What a sweet and endearing novel with so many good morsels of life lessons and values。 And gosh， I l “I almost wish I hadn’t any conscience， it’s so inconvenient。 If I didn’t care about doing right， and didn’t feel uncomfortable when doing wrong， I should get on capitally。” 📖🎹🎨👒。。Let me start off by first saying， I can’t believe I had never read Little Women before！ I’m so glad its 150th anniversary and the latest movie finally encouraged me to get a readin’！ Suffice it to say， I truly loved it。 What a sweet and endearing novel with so many good morsels of life lessons and values。 And gosh， I love Jo。 。。。more

Ana ，

2，75

Maida ，

❤️❤️❤️

Lupita Aguilar Duran ，

¡¡volví！！ wow si que ha pasado un tiempo y estoy profundamente avergonzada de que haya pasado tanto。 En Marzo solo logre leer un libro ahora no quiero ir por el mismo camino， realmente no creo que la culpa la hayan tenido los libros que elegí， simplemente no he tenido la capacidad de darle mi absoluta atención a un libro y eso me ha mantenido frustrada enojada conmigo misma， pero al final lo he logrado。Mujercitas es definitivamente una historia exquisita y disfrutable y aunque en ocasiones puede ¡¡volví！！ wow si que ha pasado un tiempo y estoy profundamente avergonzada de que haya pasado tanto。 En Marzo solo logre leer un libro ahora no quiero ir por el mismo camino， realmente no creo que la culpa la hayan tenido los libros que elegí， simplemente no he tenido la capacidad de darle mi absoluta atención a un libro y eso me ha mantenido frustrada enojada conmigo misma， pero al final lo he logrado。Mujercitas es definitivamente una historia exquisita y disfrutable y aunque en ocasiones puede volverse un tanto pesada， es realmente disfrutable。 Cada uno de los personajes se gano un pedazo de mi corazón sobre todo Jo y Beth。 Jo es una de loas heroínas mas abnegadas y maravillosas que he leído y Beth es tan dulce que se gana tu corazón de inmediato， además su característica timidez me hizo identificarme con ella y eso hizo que a apreciara mucho mas。La historia es entrañable， jamás había visto una familia tan unida y amorosa， desde la señora March hasta la pequeña Amy， fue maravilloso conocer a tan grandes personajes una completa maravilla。Mas que una historia este libro es una gran lección de vida que te deja un gran lugar en tu corazón por siempre。 Espero poder recuperar mi ritmo lector ue cierto señor de ojos bonitos no me siga robando la atención。 。。。more

Bettina Gonzales ，

Whoa， what a gread story I just read。 I suggest you publish your book in NovelStar， a lot of readers will love your work。

Nourhan ，

نساء صغيرات 1868مأرادت لويزا ماي الكوت بكتابتها لهذه الرواية أن تخلد الدفء و الحب و الصبر و الفرح و الرضا الذي طالما اكتنف أسرتها الطيبة。 حياة أسرية دافئة ستجدها مع أسرة مارش، همومهن و أفراحهن ، كل كبواتهن وصمودهن。 مقتطفات من الرواية ميج: إني أحب الرخاء و أغبط الفتيات الثريات و اتمنى ان أعيش في ترف و نعيم؛ أتناول العشاء خارج البيت كل ليلة، و أهدى باقات الزهور النادرة و أرتاد الولائم و الحفلات و أتنقل في عربات تجرها الجياد المطهمة، ليتنا نستطيع أن نستمتع بالراحة و لا نعمل شيئاًجو: لا تطلبي المست نساء صغيرات 1868مأرادت لويزا ماي الكوت بكتابتها لهذه الرواية أن تخلد الدفء و الحب و الصبر و الفرح و الرضا الذي طالما اكتنف أسرتها الطيبة。 حياة أسرية دافئة ستجدها مع أسرة مارش، همومهن و أفراحهن ، كل كبواتهن وصمودهن。 مقتطفات من الرواية ميج: إني أحب الرخاء و أغبط الفتيات الثريات و اتمنى ان أعيش في ترف و نعيم؛ أتناول العشاء خارج البيت كل ليلة، و أهدى باقات الزهور النادرة و أرتاد الولائم و الحفلات و أتنقل في عربات تجرها الجياد المطهمة، ليتنا نستطيع أن نستمتع بالراحة و لا نعمل شيئاًجو: لا تطلبي المستحيل و لا داعي للتذمر اذا لم يكن منه فائدة، و خير لنا أن نحزم متاعبنا و أعباءنا و نحملها في طريق الحياة متفائلات مستبشرات، و قدوتنا في ذلك أمنا العزيزة。*و كان البنات يسلمن مقاليد قلوبهن إلى الام، و يعهدن بزمام نفوسهن إلى الأب و يولين هذا الوالدين اللذين يكدان و يكدحان من أجلهن حباً ينمو مع الأيام و يزداد فيربطهن إليهما برباط وثيق جميل، تنعم به الحياة، و يخلد بعد الموت*و كانت جو تراقبه عسى أن تكتشف السر في محبة الناس له، و اخيرا قررت أن روح الخير في نفسه هي التي صنعت المعجزة، فقد كان يطوي صدره على آلامه، و لا يلقى العالم إلا بوجه باش مستبشر*إني أعلم بالتجربة كيف تعمر السعادة بيوتا عادية لا تملك سوى قوت يومها، فبعض الحرمان يكسب مباهج الحياة الصغيرة أهمية، و يزيد وقعها جمالاً في النفس*جو: من حسن حظك أنني سخيفة و لو لم أكن كذلك، لأجبتك على غضبك بمثله فتسوء العاقبة。 إني أحمد الله على نعمة المرح، و أجد في التفاؤل قوة و سعادة، فكوني مثلي و اتركي الغضب و التذمر، و تعودي أن ترجعي إلى البيت فرحة راضية 。。。more

Liz Miller ，

A beautiful book， not of this time， but full of love， family and wise words。 I cried many times whilst I read it and I loved it from page one to the end。 No sensationalism， no bad language just a delightful story that I will always be glad I have finally read。

Mari ，

A classic。 Will forever hold a special spot in my heart。

Laura Fyrqvist ，

This was another childhood favorite of mine。 I enjoy how this book tells the story of empowered women who work hard during a time when they were deemed inferior to men。 It depicts the reality of a woman who had to work nearly twice as hard in life to achieve her ambition because she was burdened with societal expectations to do "women's work"。 This was another childhood favorite of mine。 I enjoy how this book tells the story of empowered women who work hard during a time when they were deemed inferior to men。 It depicts the reality of a woman who had to work nearly twice as hard in life to achieve her ambition because she was burdened with societal expectations to do "women's work"。 。。。more

helenaaa ✨ ，

i have mixed feelings about this book。 let's start with the bad， shall we？ i feel like it was hard to get into because it seems like such a mundane book。 sometimes it felt like we were hearing about every boring little aspect of the march's lives， which i didn't care for。 also， it felt repetitive sometimes， but it kind of makes sense。 the girls do something and learn a lesson and then promise to be better， and most of the time they don't succeed or succeed greatly。 i wish that the lessons weren' i have mixed feelings about this book。 let's start with the bad， shall we？ i feel like it was hard to get into because it seems like such a mundane book。 sometimes it felt like we were hearing about every boring little aspect of the march's lives， which i didn't care for。 also， it felt repetitive sometimes， but it kind of makes sense。 the girls do something and learn a lesson and then promise to be better， and most of the time they don't succeed or succeed greatly。 i wish that the lessons weren't so spelled out for us through marmee's character。 i do believe that jo should have been left a "literary spinster，" as it would have fitted her character much better。 however， i do understand that alcott's publisher wanted everyone to be married by the end so she didn't really have a choice。 however， once i got farther into the book， i felt like i connected with the characters and were part of their family。 all those little details that i found mundane in the beginning felt homely and and sweet at the end。 i guess it just takes a little time before you warm up to the "little women。" honestly this book is such a classic and was enjoyable to read—again。 amy， jo， beth， meg， laurie: you have my entire heart。 also i would just like to say that the 2019 movie of this is absolutely immaculate and also kind of why i wanted to read this book again。 timothee chalamet and saoirse ronan were AMAZING together as usual， and the casting was phenomenal in general aaaaaa 。。。more

Nabiha A ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An absolutely beautiful story written as though you were growing up with the sisters like Laurie。 It both makes me want to smile and cry because even though the ending in my opinion is rather unexpected， everyone is happy。

Elizabeth Rodriguez ，

This novel was on my TBR for a long time， but the release of the 2019 movie finally encouraged me to read it。 I truly loved this novel！ It was simple， wholesome， and an easy read。 Despite it being very long， the storyline kept me interested， and effectively gave me a sense of familial love for the March family characters and their friends/extended family。 Although simple， or even elementary， the lessons or morals taught throughout the novel felt encouraging and uplifting as I read along。 Additio This novel was on my TBR for a long time， but the release of the 2019 movie finally encouraged me to read it。 I truly loved this novel！ It was simple， wholesome， and an easy read。 Despite it being very long， the storyline kept me interested， and effectively gave me a sense of familial love for the March family characters and their friends/extended family。 Although simple， or even elementary， the lessons or morals taught throughout the novel felt encouraging and uplifting as I read along。 Additionally， I think that this novel was a refreshingly accurate representation of the realities of life。 Among the happiness， love and miracles， there can also be sickness， death and hardship。 This novel is a must read， for young and old readers！ It's simple but has a profound and timeless message。 I would definitely recommend and even reread。 A staple piece of literature for every home。 。。。more

Kylie Spieth ，

LOVED it。 At times it was hard for me to get through， but i still thoroughly enjoyed the story。 It’s a classic， everyone should read it at least once。

Maria ，

5 stars。Lovely book， so full of （i dont know what to call it） childish delight？ I saw the movies （2019 & 1994） first， but I loved the book and it’s characters。

Alonso ，

Me parece increíble como la autora describe los sentimientos humanos， que la vida mi es blanco y negro， que todos tenemos algo de gris。 Me ha encantado

Olivia Kennedy ，

Really good， slow but good。

Alma Flores ，

Antes de iniciar mi reseña， quiero comentar que anteriormente había leído únicamente la primera parte de esta historia， así que esta es mi primera vez leyendo la versión completa。 Sin duda fue una experiencia única poder leerlo acompañada y debatiendo cada una de las acciones y acontecimientos que rodeaban a las hermanas March。 Sinceramente pienso que esta es una historia para releer más de una vez y en diferentes etapas de tu vida， ya que cada vez que lo leas el mensaje será completamente difer Antes de iniciar mi reseña， quiero comentar que anteriormente había leído únicamente la primera parte de esta historia， así que esta es mi primera vez leyendo la versión completa。 Sin duda fue una experiencia única poder leerlo acompañada y debatiendo cada una de las acciones y acontecimientos que rodeaban a las hermanas March。 Sinceramente pienso que esta es una historia para releer más de una vez y en diferentes etapas de tu vida， ya que cada vez que lo leas el mensaje será completamente diferentes。 Antes de entrar de lleno a la historia， creo que es importante recordar que si bien la historia en un inicio se vendió como una historia por encargo， la historia tiene muchísimos datos propios de la vida de la autora que terminaron siendo su inspiración para crear a las hermanas March。 Después de dos horas de debate en nuestro club de lectura， después de escuchar cada experiencia， de ver por cada grieta y cerradura de la historia， creo firmemente que el conceso final de este libro es en cuanto al crecimiento de cada uno de nosotros como personas y que tanto nos vimos reflejados en las hermanas March。 Puede que sea un poco confuso lo que acabo de decir， pero voy a explicarme lo prometo。 Al final la historia de Mujercitas es una historia que habla de sueños， retos y sobre todo de la importancia de la familia。 Si bien es cierto que la historia está ambientada en una época en la que las mujeres no tenían ninguna voz ante ciertas situaciones， los personajes que nos regala Louisa Alcott nos llevan a poder conectar con ellas， a pesar de sus limitaciones ellas tratan de cumplir sus sueños y llegar a sentirse completas sin perder su esencia en el camino。 Algo que enfatiza muchísimo la autora es que no importa el sueño que tengamos o lo diferentes que puedan llegar a ser， lo importante es luchar por ellos y respetar el sueño de los demás。 La misma diversidad dentro de las hermanas es algo que me abraza el corazón por el hecho de que ser tan diferentes no evita que ellas sientan respetos y admiración la una por la otra。 Cada hermana es un mundo， sus acciones y sueños lo reflejan pero también son esas mismas diferencias las que hacen que como lectores nos identifiquemos con alguna de ellas。Ambas partes de las historias hacen énfasis en diversos valores desde la familia， la honestidad， el amor fraternal， la amistad， etc。 Que si bien podemos verlos claramente en todos los capítulos en unos es más claro y profundo， la autora se extiende un poco más para que no pase de largo por los lectores。 Los personajes tanto principales como secundarios me robaron el corazón y sin duda vemos mucho de la vida de Louisa Alcott en ellos， si bien es cierto que por momentos me enojaba con las actitudes de Amy March o llegue a llorar muchísimo con la historia de Beth como lectora no deje de disfrutar la historia y no podía soltar el libro。 Yo solo quería sentarme a platicar con la Señora March， escuchar a Beth tocar el piano e incluso querer batirme a duelo con Jo March por el cariño y amor de Teddy。 Sin duda fue una experiencia increíble y aunque como todo clásico siempre hay cosas que no termina de encajar por el pensamiento propio de la época o por algunos giros que da la autora a la historia y que es claro que fue por cuestiones de presión editorial， la historia tiene un gran mensaje entre sus páginas que debe ser recordada。 Al final del día la historia de Jo March o Lousia Alcott， dependiendo de quien crea el lector que le hable， nos robaran el corazón porque es una historia que te impulsa a soñar， cumplir tus sueños， luchar por tus metas， pero sobre todo a no dejar que la sociedad te defina como lo que conocemos como “normal”。 。。。more

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