473 pages

Chinese language

Published July 23, 2000 by Bei jing yan shan chu ban she.

ISBN:
9787540212742
OCLC Number:
768619581

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1 star (1 review)

Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.

58 editions

Didn't make it as far as Part 2--was just too bloody bored

1 star

I've had this book on my shelves since about 2001, and I've tried to start reading it, only to be interrupted or something would come up. I left it alone for years. Now I know why--because I LET myself get interrupted.

Frankly--and I was very surprised to discover this--I was bored.

Little Women feels disjointed, a bit preachy, and like a "day in the life" story that doesn't want to end. I couldn't even get to part 2 (about pg 241) because the story didn't seem to want to go anywhere. It felt like yes, there were some things ladies of the time needed to know or understand to get an idea as to the things they'll have to deal with growing up. But it's like the story as a whole was stuck. Each chapter made sure to end with a witticism or "moral of the story" moment. I suppose …

Subjects

  • Zhang pian xiao shuo

Places

  • Mei guo