Little Women

by Laurie Lawlor (adapter), Louisa May Alcott

This version of the classic story of four sisters in nineteenth-century New England is based on the Columbia Pictures movie.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Chapter Books, Middle Grade

96 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1994

About the author

Laurie Lawlor grew up in a family enamored with the theater. Along with her five brothers and sisters she spent summers in a summer stock repertory company in a small mountain town in Colorado that was run by their mother (costumer, cook, accountant, and resident psychiatrist) and their father (artistic director).

Reviews

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

If you can read this book without crying, then you are made of stronger stuff than I. This book is so delightful and so rich, that I think that all lovers of books, man, woman, boy, and girl, should read it. The March family will steal their way into your heart, and take it away from you before you know it. Jo, Amy, Meg, and Beth are all uniquely crafted and wonderfully written. Then there's Laurie and Mr. Behr. This book is definitely a classic and without a doubt one of the best books I've ever read.

[Trish]

This was a reread for me.....and I think I loved it even more this time around. I adore the March sisters and their love for each other. I laughed, cried and felt happy while hanging out with my favorite “little women”. I look forward to visiting this book again in the future.

[Fergie]

A charming read. It is an all-time classic worthy of everyone's library.

[Val]

I absolutely love the 94 version of this book with Winona Ryder, but the book is 🤮 and seriously not okay.
I learned one thing from it. That women only have (or had at the time) three options in life. They could be gold diggers, oppressed housewives or poor spinsters. Possibly a fourth option if you count dying from being too good in this world.
The final straw was Jo March (who is the only character worth reading about in this book), who would have been a bra burning feminist if she had been born a hundred years later, suddenly demurring to an old geezer of a professor and burning all her manuscripts, the ones she worked so hard on and was actually making money to help her family with, because they didn’t pass the morality check.
Beth’s death still makes me cry in the movie. This book made me want to cry for a different reason.

[Catherine Petrini]

This novelization of the film (the Winona Ryder version) unfortunately leaves out large portions of the plot of Louisa May Alcott's originally. In some places, it leaves the reader with a story that doesn't make much sense. I believe the fault lies in the screenplay this adaptation was based on. The author has managed to bring real emotion and complex characterizations to the story, making this a much more moving book than it could have been. I hate to think of anyone reading this book and thinking they've read Little Women. But it may not be bad as a first introduction to Alcott's book, for children still too young to tackle the longer work.

[Rose]

This was a nice adaptation to the novel Little Women
Short and sweet.
A nice little book to read on a plane.

[Dalaina Renee]

Almost like the movie missing lines if it’s supposed to be like the movie it’s self! I did like the extra scenes in it

[Kelly]

I loved this book and this is the movie adaptation of it I loved when I was a teen.

[Natasha]

I'm pretty sure this is the right book, because its the right author... but I wish they'd give more information.
Anyhow, I enjoyed this movie adaption of Little Women (I may have skimmed a little). I just picked it up to read on Sunday. :) Its a charming story. Maybe I should read the original version now! :)

[Jen]

i don't know that i would like this book now, but as a kid i read it during xmas holiday several years in a row

[Tara]

This is a story of survival. The girls survived a lot of heartache.

[Kathy]

I think I probably read this when I was younger, but I didn't remember much of it. It was enjoyable.

[Carolyn]

This was the first time that I read this book. It is definitely a classic with lots of good lessons and family warmth.

[sharla]

How did I grow up and never read this classic? Maybe I did read it because it all seems very familiar, but I don't remember so here we go. I am determined to read some of the classics.

[Jan Sydnam]

A great classic for your bookshelf!

[Maryjo]

I've read this about a dozen times and cry every time when Beth dies and Jo & Professor Baer get together

[Marci Fredricks]

How can a girl not love this book?

[Anna]

Everyone should read it! Its a great classic!

[Paola]

I liked this book becuase it shows how different everyone can be even if you are related.