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Summary: Great story for everyone
Review: I read this book when I was 12 and I can't remember how many times I've read it in total. I think every child growing up should know this story. It's a classic. It's enchanting and heart warming and I'm sure boys and girls alike would enjoy it. The movies are also enjoyable. There are 3 versions that I can think of.
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Summary: wonderful story!!!!!!
Review: I finally read Little Women last Christmas break after seeing all of the movie versions many times. I like the movies but nothing compares to the book. Even though it was written so long ago and I expected it to be hard to read, this story really touched my heart. If you have always wanted to read this book, you should do it!!! I put off reading it for so long and I was so glad when I finally read it. The themes of family and love abound and will really move you. Read it!!!!!
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Summary: Rich in Spirit
Review: In 1868, Louisa May Alcott's Boston publisher suggested that she write a story for girls. Louisa needed money to help support her parents and sisters. After deciding the girls she knew best were her three sisters, she based the book on her family. Jo March was her own fictional counterpart. Louisa struggled between her strong-willed nature and the docile behavior expected of girls in the 1800s. This was the first book to feature a spirited young heroine with a mind of her own. This edition explores the parallels between Little Women and Louisa's life by using quotes from her journal to reveal her most intimate thoughts. This is the story of four sisters growing up in New England during the Civil War and is one of the best-loved novels of all time. This edition uses photography and narrative illustration to reveal the historical background of this timeless story. Chris Molan has illustrated this story in such a way as to give each character a distinct personality. With their father away at war, Christmas looks bleak. Plus, they would not be giving presents. When they find out there is a poor woman who lives nearby who has nothing to eat, Jo and her sisters give their breakfast to the hungry family. "Later, the simple meal of bread and milk the Marches ate at home tasted just as delicious. The sisters were filled with happiness at having helped those poorer than themselves." Later, Mr. Laurence invites Jo to tea and soon a friendship starts to grow between the Marches and the Laurences. The Laurences have a piano and a library lined with books. Laurie/Theodore was born in Italy, but when his parents die, he goes to live with his grandfather Mr. Laurence. Then one day Jo has to cook for the family and says she will make dinner and invite Laurie over. "The asparagus boiled for an hour, and the bread burned. The potatoes were undercooked, the dessert was lumpy, and many strawberries were unripe. Language cannot describe the anxieties and exertions that Jo underwent in the kitchen that morning." Jo wasn't as good at cooking as she was at writing. She had a secret and when Laurie finds out that she is trying to sell her stories he is pleased he will get to see her stories in print. Will she ever be a published author and why does she have to cut off her hair and sell it? What I enjoyed about this book was the little details you don't learn just from reading the novel or even watching the movies. A section on Jo's world describes the changing roles in marriage, how Louisa May Alcott was the first woman registered to vote in Concord, Massachusetts and how limited employment was for women. There is also a section on The Civil War and The Real Jo March. Look for the 1933 and 1949 movie versions of this timeless classic.
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Summary: timeless
Review: whenever i go to bed little women is always at my side. to me it is not only a book but a friend because little women has heart that few books have nowadays. my favorite charatcer is amy though i'm more like jo.ithink this is a book that is worth reading over and over again.this is a timeless piece of work.
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Summary: Little Women
Review: Little Women is a wonderful book for all ages. No matter how old you are, or whether you are a male or female, there is something in there for you. So pick it up and get ready for a wonderful trip through the minds of 4 girls and their mother during the war, and listen to their tough, fun, and rough times! I guarantee you a wonderful read!
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Summary: Timeless Tale
Review: I'm a fanatic fan of Little Women. This book is wonderful beyond words. I just cannot put it down. It has humour and warmth writtn into it. A Great book. Really a must-read. If there was a 6 stars mark i would have given it to Little Women:)
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Summary: Time Stands Still
Review: Some books transcend the time in which they were written, because the truths they contain are simply timeless. Such is "Little Women," a simple tale of four sisters in rural New England during the time of the Civil War. Yes, they wear long skirts, and yes, one is NOT seen at a ball without white gloves, and yes, there are horse-drawn carriages. But Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March are as modern in their simple desire to be themselves as any teen living in today's techno world. The hurdles the girls face seem tougher than the hurdles of today, but are they really? Meg, the oldest, is not the saint she appears. She secretly misses the money her family once had, and desperately wants to "fit in" with the in-crowd, in this case, the high-society milieu that has rejected the Marches because they are poor. She also wants to find a nice man and get married. Not so very different... Jo (Louisa May Alcott's fictional persona)constantly flies in the face of convention, finding the restrictions of being a woman in her time almost unbearable. A feminist long before there was a hint of such a thing, Jo wants to dress like a boy, have the freedom that men do, and think for herself. She largely succeeds. Amy is the 19th-century version of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." She wears a clothespin on her nose each night so it will "turn up" and look pretty. She hoards her small pittance of an allowance so she can buy herself small trinkets. She is beautiful, selfish, but lovable deep inside. Beth, modeled after Alcott's real-life sister, truly IS a saint--and is martyred for it, having caught scarlet fever from a destitute family whose baby she tried to nurse back to health. All four girls struggle to live their lives while their father, a chaplain, is away at the War, and their mother is forced to do menial work to keep everybody fed. Family values are preached and preached again, but Alcott's "marmee," the mother, is too human to be obnoxious. And the lessons of helping one another, living a good life, and making appropriate choices are not lost on the girls--or the reader. This is the perfect tale to read to your daughter, and I recommend the book before any movies (there are several wonderful film versions; my favorite remains the one that stars Katharine Hepburn as a simply fabulous Jo). To my way of thinking, "Little Women" is part of growing up. And deservedly so.
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Summary: A Golden Oldie
Review: Little Women is a period piece no mistake. I recall being quite mystified by certain aspects when I first read it at twelve. If the Marches are so poor how come they have a maid? (today household help is a luxury, back then it was a necessity. One woman simply could *not* run a home alone) What's so awful about having to work for a living? (middle and upper class girls were supposed to be supported in idleness by their fathers until marriage, having a job was quite declasse) I was fascinated by the idea of school being optional, (No public schools back then, and no truancy laws) and I'd never heard of 'Pilgrims Progress'.
Yet dispite the increasing alieness of 19th century life most young girls fall in love with Little Women at some point in their development and I was no exception. I think it is character of Jo who captivates us. It is with her, restless and unconventional, that most of us modern girls identify not with goody-goody Meg, or pathetically saintly Beth or spoiled Amy.
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Summary: Classic for a reason
Review: There's a reason why some books like Little Women manage to live on for years and years after it's been written and that is simply because they're wonderful, timeless stories. Little Women is definitely one of them. I still to do this day consider it one of my favorite books, as my tattered copy will prove. You can't help but fall in love with the main characters as you get to know them so well over the length of this book. While I must admit that each time I reread it I hope and pray that by some miracle Jo won't refuse Teddy, I always finish it happy that I was able to be a part of the March's little world. It's a wonderful book for young girls as the lessons to be learned in it are numerous. Read it with your daughter and you won't regret it.
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Summary: Excitement for your bookshelf!
Review: Growing up in the March house is no easy task. Four girls growing up during the Civl War was hard for tomboyish Jo, gentle Beth, helpful Meg and exciting Amy. When they meet their wealthy nieghbor, Laurie, life becomes anything but boring. They go through spring days and trials together. As the sisters go from girlhood to womenhood, they find their selves going through life changes they never imagined they would go through. So dive into the wonderful adventures of "Little Women" as they learn life changing lessons.
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