Little Women ~ Louisa May Alcott
Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March are four sisters living with their Mother in New England. Their father is away serving in the civil war, and the sisters struggle to support themselves and keep the house running. As the girls grow older, each faces her own personal moral challenges and inner struggles. Jo tries to tame her tomboyish ways and learns to be more ladylike while pursuing her dreams of being a writer. Meg, the eldest, tries to put aside her love of wealth and luxury in order to follow her heart. Beth, a shy creature, tries her best to conquer her bashfulness, while Amy has to sacrifice her aristocratic pride. Each of the family members go through twists and turns as they try to overcome their inner "demons" and do their best to support their family in these hard times.
I thought that the book was very touchin. It was a completely different genre and mood of story from which I would normally read, but I thought that the book was alright. I didn't like that the book had no major plot with violent, unexpected flips in the story. (I usually read adventure of fantasy. You know, the swashbuckling pirate or the brave and beautiful woman who just happens to be a CIA agent.) It was merely everyday problems that the characters faced, so I must say that it wasn't a particularly captivating or exciting story. If you described the whole novel in one word, it would be "ladylike." The novel was prim, polite, and proper.
This is one of the very few books which I am not sure to whom to recommend. Stereotypically it is said that ladies would like this book, but being a 'lady' myself and not really falling in love with the book as some others do, I'm quite confused. I suppose that it would depend on your personality. This book does offer a lot of good advice, so people who like that kind of thing would absolutely love this! All in all, I thought that the book was O.K.
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