bananax's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. Really enjoyed the story about sisterhood and how much women should not be told on what to decide and that you can’t stop a person from striving for an independent life. As an aspiring writer, I really relate to Jo March so much, because if there’s a thing I really relate to with Jo, it is that I would never exchange my liberty to anyone.
noctadea's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hayley_cummings's review against another edition
4.0
so I already tried to write a LONG review for this but then it was lost and so this review will most certainly not be as long lol
but yeah I really enjoyed this book and the characters (especially amy, jo, and laurie) and I know people say the morals are too strict and archaic but this was written almost 200 years ago guys get over it and some of you could use some of those morals…
but yes I had a lot of fun with these girls and their lives, not a fan of jo’s ending but what are you gonna do ✨✨
but yeah I really enjoyed this book and the characters (especially amy, jo, and laurie) and I know people say the morals are too strict and archaic but this was written almost 200 years ago guys get over it and some of you could use some of those morals…
but yes I had a lot of fun with these girls and their lives, not a fan of jo’s ending but what are you gonna do ✨✨
sagasiren's review against another edition
Haluaisin olla se, joka rakastaa Pikku naisia -kirjaa, koska rakastan elokuvia niin paljon. Elokuvien lämpö, kotoisuus ja lempeys ei kuitenkaan välity tässä, vaan teksti painottuu tönkköön dialogiin. Rakastan kirjoissa kuvailevaa kerrontaa, joten ehkä siksi juuri dialogipainotteisuus ei napannut. Palaan tähän ehkä myöhemmin ja annan uuden mahdollisuuden, mutta nyt ei ollut Pikku naisien aika.
galaxymw's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.5
andreatorres's review against another edition
1.0
DNF 51%
I knew about Beth's death coming in because of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Disappointing but I was ok with it, I guess.
I got tired of waiting for Jo and Laurie to get together and... well... I just wanted to know when it was going to happen so I looked for the chapter online, and I have spoiled the entire rest of the plot for myself. And honestly, I'm glad.
It's not just that Jo and Laurie do NOT end up together (even though their relationship is literally the only thing interesting going on in this patronising, trying to teach little girls how to grow up to be proper, holier-than-thou women), but LAURIE and AMY... while JO (the heroine of the story) runs off with some old professor that has not been introduced yet.
No. Just... No.
I could potentially understand Jo not wanting to marry Laurie. She did say that she had no intent to marry and separate from her parents. But this half-assed attempt to keep Laurie in the family and give Jo another partner...
I'm sorry. It may be plausible, but it isn't something I want to read about.
I'm not even going to watch the movie, and I was kind of excited about it.
Maybe I'll give it another go once I get over the heartbreak and disappointment.
mirenagf's review against another edition
5.0
I am ~extremley~ late to the game with this one, but I can 10000000% understand now why this is such a loved classic. If you're hesitating, just read it. Easy to read but full of complexity and the bond between sisters and their mother is beautiful.
marlena_czyta's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Wole XIX wieczną Anglię od XIX wiecznej Hameryki :)
Wole XIX wieczną Anglię od XIX wiecznej Hameryki :)
jocelynw's review against another edition
4.0
I reread this for my 19th-century classics project. I read it as a child, when I was eight or nine and I absolutely hated it. The only thing I remembered about it into adulthood was the episode where they all failed to do their chores and the canary dies as a result. That carelessness infuriated me, and I hated that they were always lamenting their shortcomings and then failing to change them.
So, rereading it as an adult, I now get the didactic purpose and the references to Pilgrim's Progress in a way that I did not understand when I was eight or nine. And at age 40 I am more willing to keep an open mind about a book that I was then. I liked the second half of the first – the domestic nature of the first and its didacticism was still somewhat tiresome to me.
I followed this with the anthology Alternative Alcott, and not surprisingly, I found the feminist selections in that more to my liking.
I'm moving this from a childhood rating of one star to a rating of four stars.
So, rereading it as an adult, I now get the didactic purpose and the references to Pilgrim's Progress in a way that I did not understand when I was eight or nine. And at age 40 I am more willing to keep an open mind about a book that I was then. I liked the second half of the first – the domestic nature of the first and its didacticism was still somewhat tiresome to me.
I followed this with the anthology Alternative Alcott, and not surprisingly, I found the feminist selections in that more to my liking.
I'm moving this from a childhood rating of one star to a rating of four stars.