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As a young girl, I wish this book had been introduced to me as I was growing up. Instead, I first read this as a twenty-year-old, with a deep love of girlhood and the complexities of growing up. Stupidly, I assumed the book was just a basic love triangle between two sisters and their neighbour, while their other sister dies.
How wrong I was.
To read a book about four female characters learning to grow up and navigate the unfamiliar world and situa...read more
How wrong I was.
To read a book about four female characters learning to grow up and navigate the unfamiliar world and situa...read more
Amazingly well written. I loved the character build up and Alcott's ability to capture pivoting moments.
What we now call Little Women (400 pages) was originally “Little Women” (200 pages) and “Good Wives” (200 pages). This version is the original 200-page "Little Women."
This version ends with Meg’s engagement and nothing very memorable happens except: Amy gets in trouble for pickled limes, there is a terrible fight between Amy and Jo, there is a bad run of scarlet fever, and Meg gets engaged. The only love story is Meg’s and it is not very moving.
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This version ends with Meg’s engagement and nothing very memorable happens except: Amy gets in trouble for pickled limes, there is a terrible fight between Amy and Jo, there is a bad run of scarlet fever, and Meg gets engaged. The only love story is Meg’s and it is not very moving.
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