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Little Women
 

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women is one of the best loved books of all time. Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle... (read more)

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maziebooks
  • Rated 5 stars

“Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women. It was a great success, so she wrote a sequel called Good Wives. It is in Good Wives where Jo turns down Laurie and Beth dies. Good Wives was also a success. Because of this, publishers started printing both stories together under the title Little Women. Alcott then wrote Jo's Boys and Little Men, so there are really four books in the series. However, since I do not want Beth to die, and since I think Jo should marry Laurie, and since the original Little...”

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Priscille B
  • Rated 1 stars

“This could show the society how people use to live, and how they found happiness in simple things. It also shows how much love a family can have, and how close they can be.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.2466 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.593333 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Luella S

    luella s said:

    “I've felt Amy was infantilized. She made friends with Aunt March when she was shipped out (for her own good, but never feels that way), married Laurie, had a fragile child. She is remembered as bratty and selfish. I'm the youngest in my family, so I tend to defend "the babies" of the family:) ”

    posted Friday, September 5 2008
  • snapdragn

    snapdragn said:

    “she is my least favorite character in the entire story. i hate the fact that she doesnt go home when she knows beth is dying. of course, times being much different, it wasnt as though she could hop on a plane and be there in a day. but all during beth's slow death, no change happens in amy other than the wants to be a woman that is able to be loved half as much as to be a woman of the world. maybe i am being too hard on her?”

    posted Saturday, July 19 2008
  • snapdragn

    snapdragn said:

    “amy..... DISCUSS!”

    posted Saturday, July 19 2008
  • ~Bella~

    ~bella~ said:

    “I read this book in 3rd grade, and actually understood most of it and loved it lol. I want to read it again, though, because I'll probably understand a lot more now haha.”

    posted Saturday, June 21 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • mrinalinimenon

    mrinalinimenon said:

    “This is an evergreen classic!!!!!One of my all time favourites.”

    posted Saturday, June 14 2008
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