[Read Your Bookshelf] Book Review: Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Read Your Bookshelf is my 2025 goal of reading the remaining unread books on my physical TBR. View the full list here.
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
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Book 3 of 2025
Genre: Historical Fiction, Classic
Format: Audiobook
Blurb
Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another. Whether they're putting on a play, forming a secret society, or celebrating Christmas, there's one thing they can't help wondering: Will Father return home safely?
Review
I have started this book three different times in the past and I just couldn’t get into it. But as I’m prioritizing reading my physical TBR this year, I knew I needed to finish it, and I’m glad I did. Little Women was a sweet story in which I was able to see a little bit of myself in each of the four sisters. It reminds me of how important family is and how it will always be more important to be intentional with them.
Meg is the eldest sister and struggles with contentment. She wants everything to be prim and proper and while I found it slightly annoying while she was a girl. But Meg is nurturing and caring. She deeply loves her family and only wants the best for them. As she aged into a woman, she struggled wanting nice things for her home, herself, her husband, and their children, even to the point of overindulging on fabric for herself. This is something I deeply resonated with.
Jo is way more outspoken and bold–a characteristic I do not share. But I loved her sense of adventure and her desire to create and tell stories. She hated the stuffy hypocrisy of their society, but remained loyal to those she cared most about.
Amy is the sister I resemble the most as a child. Like Amy, I was a little on the dramatic side and had definitely had some harsh retaliations whenever I felt I was wronged. I hated being left out of things and I hated whenever people looked down on me for my age or my size. IT was sweet to see Amy grow up and become more level-headed and kind.
Beth, sweet Beth, is a gentle and quiet soul. She never wanted much but was also too afraid to ask for it. But she stole the hearts of all of those who came in contact with her. It was really sweet to see her grow in confidence and contentment.
I think as a child, I saw more of myself in Jo and Amy, but as an adult I resonate more with Beth and Meg. Overall, this was a sweet story of a family that loves deeply.
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