Little Women Audiobook By Louisa May Alcott, Jane Smiley - introduction, Siobhán Kilfeather, Vinca Showalter cover art

Little Women

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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Little Women

By: Louisa May Alcott, Jane Smiley - introduction, Siobhán Kilfeather, Vinca Showalter
Narrated by: Christina Ricci
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This timeless classic is now an easy-to-read chapter book!

The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character. Family Life Genre Fiction Growing Up & Facts of Life Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Classics Social & Life Skills Inspiring

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"The American female myth."
—Madelon Bedell
Beautiful Story • Strong Characters • Emotional Depth • Wholesome Tale • Timeless Classic • Clear Reading

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It was good I liked the first part more than the the second. part but all and all it's pretty goog

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I’m not sure why I didn’t read Little Women long before now. Maybe it’s because my mom never read it and neither did any of my school friends when I was young. For similar reasons, I never even watched a Little Women adaptation, so really didn’t know much of anything about what it was about. It wasn’t until around last year that I saw some of my friends on Goodreads talking about LW and it occurred to me that I’d never read it and maybe I should give it a chance.

This was a new-to-me classic that I enjoyed very much. The March family was lovable from the start and it was fun to learn the girls’ different personalities and see life and that period of history through their eyes. Some aspects of it reminded me of the Little House on the Prairie series, which was good since I also enjoyed that series a lot, but it was its own unique story. Even the sad part, though it almost made me cry in a public location, was handled so tenderly that it didn’t tarnish she shine of the rest of the story for me.

I actually don’t feel like I have a favorite character because I liked the majority of them for different reasons, though I did have a soft spot for the pearls of wisdom Mrs. March would drop where appropriate.

I am *slightly* conflicted about a certain plot point related to a certain relationship a lot of readers seem to wish had turned out differently. I’m not sure how to talk about this without spoilers, and since I’m not aware of a way to do spoiler code here on Audible, I guess I’ll be vague here: I didn’t hate what happened with that relationship, but also am not sure I’m okay with the attitude Alcott apparently had behind the reason she had this relationship turn out the way it did. I almost wish that if she had that much problem with people wanting these characters to be together, she would have bucked the norm and had character in question not marry at all rather than spite the readers by putting her with someone else. *shrug*

That being the only thing I really had any issues with, though, I’m giving this book 4.5 stars, which rounds up to 5 stars since we can’t do half stars. I really enjoyed it.

On the topic of the audio performance, I thought Christina Ricci did an excellent job. She reads clearly, putting appropriate emotion in her voice where needed, and I also appreciate that she sounds close to the ages the sisters were supposed to be (as apposed to a much older voice actress trying to sound younger, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t). She was a great choice of narrator for this story.

Wish I'd read it sooner!

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Alcott's tale is a classic worthy of your time. Ricci's reading of it is good, although sometimes it sounds awkward, especially in its version of Hannah and Mr. Bhaer.

Great tale

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I loved the movie, so it's no surprise that I loved the book too. I just wish that the narrator used different voices for the characters, or at least the male ones. It was kind of confusing to have everyone sound exactly the same. Otherwise she was a great narrator.

Lovely story

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I love this audio version of the beloved novel. I can not recommend Christina Ricci’s performance enough. Simply splendid. Will enjoy again and again.

Stunning reading, Ricci does not disappoint.

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