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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott — A Book Review
A beautiful, perfect story
As writers, we all wish to pen a story that would receive such a complimentary and concise review as “A beautiful, perfect story,” and, if after having written a novel so entirely enchanting, compelling, wholesome, marvelous, and sublime as Louis May Alcott did with Little Women, I would lay down my pen and be content with never writing again.
To say I enjoyed the universally loved tale would be a gross understatement — I adored every page. Naturally, I had heard of Little Women and spied a movie preview or advert for it somewhere along the way but never gave it a look. Little Women is not a title that grabbed my attention, nor did I think it would be a story I would particularly relate to. After all, I am a man more concerned with manly topics, and a book on the trials and tribulations of four girls in the 1800s did not fit that bill.
Oh, how wrong I was. Little Women shall forever remain among my all-time top-shelf favorite reads. The author’s writing is delicate; her delivery flows as serenely as a quiet brook, then Alcott tumbles you over rapids of emotional upheaval. I laughed out loud, clenched my fist in trepidation, smiled, laughed, cheered, and at a tragic turn, I deflated…
