Enjoy this beautiful and charming classic book about true sibling relationships. ‘Rich or poor, we will keep together and be happy in one another’ Christmas won’t be the same this year for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as their father is away fighting in the Civil War, and the family has fallen on hard times. But although they may be poor, life for the four March sisters is rich with colour, as they … is rich with colour, as they play games, put on wild theatricals, make new friends, argue, grapple with their vices, learn from their mistakes, nurse each other through sickness and disappointments, and get into all sorts of trouble.
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It’s a wonderful book and I think every young girl should read it. I had my own copy when I was about 11 and I enjoed it very much.
I read Little Women to prepare myself to watch the movie with a young Elizabeth Taylor in it what I didn’t expect was to fall in love with Mwg, Jo, Beth and Amy and to enjoy their journey riddled with good times and bad, I smiled, laughed and cried along with these young girls as they faced life in their own unique way, this book is deeply endeared to my heart and every time I read it it becomes my ingratiated into my soul the years haven’t changed thematic this book and characters have weaved upon.
Timeless
Such a coming of age story for women and girls. Love it!! I could read it over and over.
I recently watched the new PBS version of Little Women. Meaning no offense to Katherine Hepburn (my personal favorite actress) the PBS version is by far the best film version evah!
I love all of Louisa May Alcott’s books, but Little Women is not my favorite. Like everyone else I had thought Laurie and Jo belonged together. However, reading the book again as a much wiser person than I was at twelve I realized what a gem this book really is. (Though Rose in Bloom is still my favorite.)
This book deserves to be read again and again.
A great book I would recommend for the Holidays is Little Women. While not strictly a Holiday book, it celebrates 4 very different Christmases over its 15 year span in the saga of the March family. The first Christmas opens on a bleak scenario of 4 sisters missing their father, who is away serving his country during the Civil War. They find deeper meaning in the true spirit of the season as they give of themselves to others. The next year finds each of them having a very special wish gratified and they exalt in the goodness they received. A third Christmas finds the heroine, Jo, far from home and missing her nearest and dearest, yet receiving the gift of a friend who will impact her life. And the fourth Christmas opens a new romance that takes the lovers by surprise, each never having pictured the other one as the fulfillment of their dreams.
For a great family saga this book is hard to surpass, as it relates the story of sisters very different from one another, each with their own special ambitions, dreams, and goals. Forget the sugar-coated movie versions, none of which ever captured the spirit or essence of the book. Did the siblings ever fight? You bet they did! Were any of them perfect? No, and their flaws and attempts to tame the beast that lurks within is what has touched the hearts of its readers for generations. This book goes beyond the typical girl genre, where the main goal is to find romance. Each sister has her own cherished wish, whether to establish a career, improve their character or circumstances, or leave an impression on the world to remind the citizens of Earth that they once walked through it.
This book always reminds me of my childhood with beautiful, snowy Christmases. Reading this is a great way to visit home without dealing with long TSA lines, expensive cab rides from the airport, and the inevitable questions of “what did you do to your hair?!?” and “why don’t you find a nice man and settle down?” Which, by the way, answers the question of why I just read about home rather than actually going there….
I fell in love with Little Women when I was about nine years old and the love affair continues. I re-read it every ten years or so and am struck anew by its greatness. There is so much more here to appreciate, things I didn’t understand when I was ten, but see so clearly now..
A capital story full of aspiring heroines that are keenly human. A heartwarming tribute to little women everywhere.
Louise May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’ has one of the most cherished Christmas reads in festive literature. The tale of the March sisters begins on Christmas Eve with the infamous line – ‘Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents’
I fell in love with the story first through the video adaptations, but the book was even better.
I liked this book, I think that there were wonderful characters and fascinating twists. I definitely recommend it!
I tried a few times to read this as an adolescent and could never get past the mother being called Marmy. I decided to give it another try as an adult. It was lovely. As a mother, I enjoyed the kind, wise advice of both parents. I ugly-cried over the tragic death in the story, which reminded me of the fate of a family friend. The friendships and romances were sweet without being sticky sweet. I’m so glad I gave this book another chance.
I read this book again this year (2018) for the tenth time over the years!
Can Loiusa May Alcott tell a story and make us fall in love? I was critical of the sister who was opinionated and refused to marry the poor boy who hankered after her for years. I guess her stubbornness paid off. When she fell in love with the good doctor (the professor), she knew she was looking for someone whose intelligence would match her own. Then I became happy for her and saw myself in her.
Yep, we do see ourselves in books and use books to help us overcome problems: bibliotherapy.
Such a wonderful book for tweens and teens. I fell in love with this book as a young girl and wished for a Laurie of my own.
Little Women is the story of the March sisters as they grow up during postbellum Massachusetts.
Where do I begin with Little Women? This is one of my top ten, life defining, read when I need to be comforted, all-time favorite books. Ever. Period. When I read this book, I picture a house I lived in when I was ten in Colorado (yes, I know an early 1980s four story split level is NOT an accurate depiction of the pseudo-Alcott home and I don’t even care). I can picture it all so vividly it’s hard to imagine it didn’t actually happen there. I love each of the March girls, although Jo is my favorite (and I am one of the few, apparently, who never thought she belonged with Laurie- no, don’t try to convince I am wrong!) with Beth a very close second (and I can’t tell you how much I ugly cry when she dies- seriously, I use up a box of Kleenex every single time). If you’ve never read this book, I have no idea what you are waiting for. Get it and start reading it now. There is a reason thousands of women have named their daughters after these characters!
This one is a bit long but totally worth it!
This is a wonderful classic. I could read it again and again! I loved the characters in Little Women and that Louisa May Alcott continued with the characters in other books. Highly recommend!
In my quest to read more “classics” that I didn’t read in school, I finally finished Little Women. It’s a 20 hour audiobook. With 2 and a half hours left, I switched over to the Kindle version and polished the ending off in 20 minutes. Definitely a classic worth reading.
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I always need to read this book during the holidays, its a tradition.