Following the lives of four sisters on a journey out of adolescence, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women explores the difficulties associated with gender roles in a Post-Civil War America.
My Rating: 4/5
I read this book as part of my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die challenge.
This is a much loved, timeless classic and it's not hard for me to see why after finishing it.
Set during the US Civil War, this heart warming story follows four sisters namely Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy through their struggles of having to grow up fast with their family thrown into hard times.
Jo was by far my favourite character as I think she was most like myself. After reading a biography on the author I got with the book I can see that Jo was based on her and is somewhat autobiographical. Jo also seems more of a modern woman rather than a 19th century one.
I loved how realistic the characters were and this was shown through their flaws. Meg was easily jealous of other people's wealth, Jo had a bad temper, Beth was extremely shy and Amy was selfish. I loved how over the year that this book is set, all four girls manage to overcome their flaws.
The language used is that one would hear in the 19th century and I found this quality really draining at first. It also made this book feel a lot longer than what it was.
The setting in this book was also very realistic. I felt like I was time travelling to the 19th century every time I opened the book.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and really want to read the sequel/companion books in fact I have already ordered them.
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