Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott with Kate Aldous (Illustrator), James McGairy (Illustrator)

320 pages • first pub 1868 (editions) user-added

fiction classics emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Description

She is best known for Little Women (1868), a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood years with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott, unlike Jo, never married: "... because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 83,778 reviews

Moods

emotional 72%
lighthearted 65%
hopeful 62%
inspiring 46%
reflective 39%
funny 32%
relaxing 32%
sad 22%
adventurous 20%
challenging 4%
informative 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 45%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.08

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