tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post3946259713633004167..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Friday Favorites: Little WomenMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-41112113095284260912010-07-26T08:51:52.457-04:002010-07-26T08:51:52.457-04:00I know! Laurie and Amy always struck me as such a ...I know! Laurie and Amy always struck me as such a strange pairing.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-41184476698874805112010-07-25T23:23:43.334-04:002010-07-25T23:23:43.334-04:00+JMJ+
I think the opening sentences are some of t...+JMJ+<br /><br />I think the opening sentences are some of the best in literature! They not only conjure up the characters within minutes but also set up those great dynamics of feminine/domestic interaction you mention. <br /><br />And the four girls are so <i>real</i>, aren't they? Beth is so painfully shy that I sometimes think Alcott exaggerated her characterisation a little, but everyone else is so girl-next-door. And Laurie is so boy-next-door! Count me as someone else who has never really got over Jo and Laurie not ending up together.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-68367864404703594632010-07-25T21:19:40.597-04:002010-07-25T21:19:40.597-04:00This was one of my girlhood favorites too. I so re...This was one of my girlhood favorites too. I so related to Jo ...but never understood why she didn't end up with Laurie. I wanted to end up with Laurie!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-16181064915550652572010-07-25T12:50:13.801-04:002010-07-25T12:50:13.801-04:00I only read this for the first time last year, but...I only read this for the first time last year, but I loved it - especially Jo. And I'm with you and LindyLou on March also!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-60969346117201437802010-07-24T09:59:56.281-04:002010-07-24T09:59:56.281-04:00Captain - I'll have to check out the PBS speci...Captain - I'll have to check out the PBS special. I read P&P and Zombies when that craze started and there were entertaining parts, but in the end it just made me want to read the original, so I wasn't a huge fan. Let me know how the Werewolves one is if you read it though. <br /><br />LindyLou - I read that in 2006 and really enjoyed it. It was fascinating to read the story from the father's point of view. He's such an absent character during Little Women. I loved what a strong character Marmee was in that novel.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-30756893703773379162010-07-24T09:03:26.944-04:002010-07-24T09:03:26.944-04:00One of my favourite novels from childhood which is...One of my favourite novels from childhood which is why I read and reviewed March by Geraldine Brooks recently.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-32159557847650911742010-07-24T00:13:23.404-04:002010-07-24T00:13:23.404-04:00I love this book! I watched a really cool piece a...I love this book! I watched a really cool piece about Ms. Alcott on PBS. You should try to find it if you missed it.<br /><br />Also, I saw there is a Little Women and Werewolves and part of me wants to read it. What do you think about those kinds of books?Captain Nick Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668840981814071637noreply@blogger.com