amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Grief, Child death, and Classism
Moderate: Death of parent, War, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Xenophobia and Racism
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Child death, Grief, and Sexism
Moderate: Pregnancy, War, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
In conclusion, I still feel that Little Women (Book 1) is a heavy handed and preachy morality tale for girls that needs to stay in the 19th century. If I had daughters I would not let them read this book. Good Wives (Book 2) is a little better. There is SOME character development but thank heavens for audiobooks and being able to skip/speed through the awful portions, because there were a lot of them.
Graphic: Child death
Minor: Death of parent
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Part 2 (which is technically Good Wives and not Little Women) is so much better! It’s the only reason I didn’t DNF and why I gave it 3.5 stars. The only thing that kept it from 4 or more stars was part 1 and Jo’s ending.
Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: War
Minor: Death of parent
readwithasherreid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
CW: G-slur, all other content warnings are listed below.
Moderate: Grief, War, Ableism, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Child death, Racism, and Death of parent
dorothysbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Child death, War, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
merricatblackwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism