Little Women (Puffin in Bloom)

As a young girl, I wish this book had been introduced to me as I was growing up. Instead, I first read this as a twenty-year-old, with a deep love of girlhood and the complexities of growing up. Stupidly, I assumed the book was just a basic love triangle between two sisters and their neighbour, while their other sister dies.

How wrong I was.

To read a book about four female characters learning to grow up and navigate the unfamiliar world and situa...read more

Amazingly well written. I loved the character build up and Alcott's ability to capture pivoting moments.

My favorite book from childhood that I still love to read

What we now call Little Women (400 pages) was originally “Little Women” (200 pages) and “Good Wives” (200 pages). This version is the original 200-page "Little Women."

This version ends with Meg’s engagement and nothing very memorable happens except: Amy gets in trouble for pickled limes, there is a terrible fight between Amy and Jo, there is a bad run of scarlet fever, and Meg gets engaged. The only love story is Meg’s and it is not very moving.

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Our book club gave it a B+ for Little Women and Good Wives