Book #9 |
Book: Little Women | Author: Louisa May Alcott | |
| Source: Library loan Format: Audiobook |
Pages: 504 | Duration: 02/01/26 – 02/05/26 (5 days) | |
| Rating: ★★★★★ | Genres: historical fiction, classics, romance, literature, young adult | ||
| 📕10-word summary: 4 sisters endure hardships and enjoy adventures in this classic. 🖌6-word review: There’s a reason it’s a classic. |
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| 💭A memorable quote: “Mothers have needs of sharp eyes and discreet tongues when they have girls to manage.” | |||
| 🎓Some new-to-me words: deportment, derogation, redoubtable, saleratus, assiduity, loquacity, wheedlesome, superannuated, propitious, salubrious | |||
| Description:* The charming story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored for generations. Readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo’s hand, cried over little Beth’s untimely death, and dreamed of traveling through Europe with old Aunt March and Amy. Aspiring writers have found inspiration in Jo’s devotion to her writing. In this simple, enthralling tale, Louisa May Alcott has created four of American literature’s most beloved women.*From goodreads.com’s synopsis. | |||
| Thoughts: I loved the writing in this book. It reminded me of Jane Eyre in that it’s “older” English, but not that Old English that’s unintelligible. And I thoroughly enjoyed the turns of phrases. My impetus for reading this classic now is because our next Mostly Social Book Club book is Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, and its story has parallels with Little Woman. And since I’m still waiting for the book from the library, and I’d never read Little Women, which was available immediately, I went ahead and slipped it in. ChatGPT has graciously summarized the parallels between the two stories, and now that Little Women is fresh in my mind, I look extra forward to reading Hello Beautiful as soon as it’s available. | |||
See the rest of the books I’ve read in 2026 and previous years: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019.
