Wonderfully enough, Little Women is one book that I was most looking forward to reading for this reading log. I've read Little Women as a child, and remember falling in love with the characters. To me, they were so completely endearing and lovable. I then remember getting the VHS movie with Winona Ryder as Jo, and still loving them. But, oddly enough I didn't love them as much this time. I found Meg pretentious, Jo rude, Beth so very weak and scared and Amy, well Amy was always hard to take. The real question of course is whether or not a child would enjoy reading this book, or at the very least have this book read to them. What I remember loving was all the "old fashion" references, and I think this is something that many children would enjoy hearing about now. Little Women is a classic, a book I'm sure many young girls would enjoy reading.
*Note- The copy of Little Women that I borrowed from the library was the original publication format, meaning it stops immediately after Mr. March arrives home after being at war, then injured. We also miss out on all the sad Beth stuff, so that might be ok for really sensitive children.
2.5 out of 5
Alcott, Louisa May Alcott. (this edition published in 1997). Little Women. Viking Press.
Genre- Classic Fiction
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