I can watch the movie several times over and over. The book and movie just make you think of what it must have been like to grow up in that time period. ( )

Characters Fully Developed

While their father is away fighting in the Civil War, the March sisters (beautiful, girly-girl Meg, outspoken Jo, shy Beth, and spoiled Amy) live in a poor but loving home with their saintly mother. Laurie, the poor little rich boy who lives next door becomes like a brother to the girls. Lively and realistic, the characters are never too perfect; they each have their flaws and we love them all the more for it.

Don't let the length scare you away. This one is an enduring classic for a reason. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ( )

This is my all-time favorite book. I love the March sisters, and find something in common with all of them. I especially relate to Jo and her love of books. I remember one of her greatest pleasures was to curl up with a book and a crunchy apple. As a girl, I followed her lead, and secluded myself high in the backyard apple tree for hours with my books. I loved how the sisters each had a personal journal that they keep notes on their "journey" like Christian in "Pilgrim's Progress." It was after reading this book, that I read of the trials Christian faced while making his way to Zion. The saddest part for me was when Beth died. I remember when my mother read this to me as a young girl, and I cried myself to sleep one night. I haven't read this book in quite awhile, but I know I'll read it again. There were so many memorable scenes! ( )

The story is good and Ilike it. I intrested with the girls carectours. its famous.
Marwa ( )

I like this story because the relationship between the four sisters is very good. Also, they help each other.

I liked the story because they love each other so much.

I like this book because its interesting story about sister.

I liked to be useful and entertaining.

I like that it showed the love of cooperation between sisters.

I like this story because they are like a strong family.

I like this story because the relationship between the four sisters is very good. Also, they help each other.

I dont like this book because it's boring story.

I like story because it's talk about girls life.

I like this story because they happy family and they love each other.

INTERESTING AND FUNNY WE LEARN NEW WORDS. WE LEARND HOW TO LOVE OUR FAMILY. ( )

This book is the story about four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy.
They are poor but happy.
I like Jo, she is very active and cheerful.
So she makes me happy. ( )

In this story the March family is separated by war and their family is left in poverty. The story follows the lives of the four families sisters; Meg, Beth, Jo, and Amy. Each one of the sisters have very unique personalitites, Jo being the most courageous and Beth being the most silent. ( )

http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/... ( )

my childhood favourite...which i love reading once in a while even now... :) ( )

A childhood favorite. Definitely one to reread. ( )

this will always be a timeless classic about growing up with your siblings. Real emotions and issues of life. ( )

Beautiful story, with plenty of highs and lows ( )

I'll admit, I was hesitant at first to begin reading this "girl's story" from god-knows-when, but by the heart of act one I was willing to admit that it wasn't as boring as I had presumed and nearing act two I was sobbing and exclaiming right along with the girls at their troubles and pleasures- respectively, of course. I therefore award three and a half stars to Little Women and would recommend it- depending on who you are and how much you'll make fun of me for promoting such.

Although I'll be the first to admit that I'm a little confused why Beth died (oh, hey, that's a spoiler)- not why her death was necessary to the story, but physically why it happened - I found the confusion appealing as it let me make up my own answer which always allows the reader to connect a little more clearly to the characters. Stories like this (and probably like Jane Austen's as well, although I'm not going to pretend that I've been able to make it through them yet) dig at you and make you want to keep reading, however more than being merely an enjoyable read, Little Women is also well written.

Proff: "... for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride."

"There is not danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty."

"If people really want to go, and really try all their lives, I think they will get in, for I don't believe there are any locks on that door or any guards at the gate."

"Their hearts were very heavy as they sent loving messages to Father, remembering, as they spoke, that it might be too late to deliver them."

(Okay, I'm done convincing you that she can write, on with the review!)

Trust me when I say that this is a funny book.

Ms Louisa May Alcott, although undoubtably a spinster for the rest of her days, has dry sense of humor that you wouldn't expect for something written a hundred and fifty years ago and after such passages, I would have to go back and re-read wondering, "Did that really just happen?"

Little Women is amazingly scandalous and it makes you wonder how much of a social outcast Alcott was because surely proper society didn't smile upon a number of the things she included in this novel (for example, I'm pretty sure one of the girls wrote 1800s versions of pornos known as 'sensation stories').
However, the book does have it's faults. It's a bit lengthy at times (472 pages total and not at all the next Harry Potter book) and the characters/actions the reader is supposed to like are so clearly defined that it makes you want to bond with other characters just to annoy fellow readers. As a reader, I would like to be able to choose which characters to like and which to dislike but Louisa May is a little bit of a biased narrator and really only lets you see one side of a lot of situations.
Another interesting feature of the novel is that Louisa May is not merely standing in the corner while she tells her story, she's a little bit like Mark Twain in that she likes to get her two cents in there- to be taken or left.
But like I said, I would recommend Little Women- perhaps especially to young women who like these sorts of simple but heart wrenching romances.

Little Women can be found at your local library or book store in either main or juvi fiction. ( )

Meg,Jo,Beth and Amy are friendly sisters.
They are poor,but they live happily with their mather
during their father's absence.
One day,they got the telegram that thier father is in critical condition.

I like Jo. She is active girl and write the plays.
She is the most interesting girl in four sisters. ( )

Yes, I finally read it. It was so sugary sweet it passed the threshold of cavity jokes and went right in to I just can't help loving it land. Sort of like pixi-stix. ( )

this is the first classic I had ever read and I loved every page of it! ( )

The classic that's been adapted so many times. While being very preachy, the charming characters manage to sweep you away. Surprisingly feminist for its time. ( )

I found that this novel was overly moralistic and sickly sweet for my tastes but well written nevertheless.

I can see the attraction for its target audience. Just not for me. ( )

So, I clearly read this at the wrong time in my life being an old crotchety professional woman in my 30's -- as much as I love literature from the 1800's, and as much as I understand that times were different when Alcott wrote this beloved young girl's tale -- I had a hard time not eye-rolling and occasionally gagging from the syrupy goodness and heavy-handed preachiness. Perhaps I would have bought it more as a sweet little girl -- though without doubt, I was never as sweet as the March clan even on their worst day.

Now that I got the negative out of me, I will admit that the little ditties of the girls' lives were entertaining and despite the novel's role as almost a cultural icon, I was clueless as to the conclusion, so I read on eagerly. I actually liked little snot-nosed Amy and her maturation the best. I think Alcott was conflicted regarding her notions of womanhood. She created the independent, non-conformist, bold Jo March - our herione. Yet, she tirelessly pumps up marriage and the love of a man as being the best life has to offer. Her little asides to readers about 'being kind to spinsters, who missed the bloom of life' ' and 'boys loving their mothers above all else forever' just seemed over the top to me, even for the late 1800's. Oh, and I kinda wanted to smack Marmee around -- Is that wrong?

So, I can see the attraction for a young girl and I do understand why it has endured. I am glad I finally read it, but count me out on the sequels. Although, I do plan on next reading Geraldine Brooks' Pulitzer Prize winning 'March' - which was really why I finally made the sugary plunge in the first place after all these years. ( )

The classic story of four sisters and the adventures growing up, falling in love, getting married and living happily ever after.

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy may be poor, but nothing can keep their spirits down too long, despite a war that has their father away from home, illness, and cold.

The book is split into two times in their lives, when they are young and when they have aged a few years, making them wiser and more mature. Through the course of time the girls learn valuable lessons not only about themselves but about their family. The “brother” Laurie remains close in all their hearts, just waiting for the right moment to make himself a permanent part of their family. But which sister does he choose?

Most people know the story and it is a magnificent one. Always been one of my favorite movies as well. The book is even better.

This is a wonderful classic story, about the love and lives of four sisters that deal with live, love, lust, and hardship. I read it as a girl and have read it again as an adult and it still touches me at how much love this family has despite the fact that they had nothing else. ( )

This is one of my favorite books of all time. The love that the March sisters have for each other continues to astound me every time I read it. The first time I read it (actually it was read to my sister and I by my mother) I was not quite as enamored by Alcott's charm as I am now. I grew up with this novel, reading it every few years and each time I read it, I saw the story from a completely different prospective. Reading it in high school, I was furious at Jo when she turned down Laurie's marriage proposal, but now I understand her reasoning behind it and applaud her.
A truly remarkable work of art that has touched my heart throughout my entire life. ( )

The March family is forced to be with out their father during the war. The four sisters: Meg, the beautiful eldest, Jo, the tomboy author, Beth, the tender-hearted, and Amy, the romantic artist, face many timeless struggles that girls of all ages face. Their story only brings them closer and captures you in the process.

This is one of the classics that was a favorite in my younger years. It is a book that I will encourage my own children to read ASAP in order to counteract the nonsense of 'Captain Underpants and the Talking Toilet' and other such contemporary fare.

I loved the way that each of the March sisters had their own personality traits and their own struggles to overcome. It is important for youngsters to be encouraged in an effort to develop good character and the example provided by the March family is an excellent one. They are not perfect, but are making an effort to get there.

Most of all I loved the setting. New England seemed so magical with the different seasons and activities. ( )