Mary - Review "Little Women"

Little Women

Rory, you are a classy lady. This was one of my all-time favorites as a child. It’s classic, it’s timeless, it should be on the shelf of every well-read lady (or gentlemen.) Furthermore, it’s Louisa May Alcott’s best work AND it’s based off of true events in her own life and the lives of her sisters. What’s not to like? Simply put, it’s a lovely book.

Movie Version

ALTHOUGH – it’s more of a children’s story than an adult novel, it’s still enjoyable for all ages. It’s a good “coming-of-age” book to give to younger children (11ish?) to get them to start transferring from the picture books and short chapter books into classics and real novels.

Movie Poster!

Character List (description and my own personal casting pick for each character)

Kiera Knightley 

Meg- eldest girl, practical, beautiful, smart, soft-spoken, well mannered, gets married to a strapping young fellow, makes a beautiful bride

Paloma Faith

Jo – writer/tomboy falls in love with Laurie and then out of love again, ends up marrying a kooky old man

Anne Hathaway

Beth – musical, tragic beauty, dies

Blake Lively

Amy – spoiled, beautiful, artistic, marries Laurie

Ryan Reynolds

Laurie – neighbor boy with a soft spot for the girls next door

Plot Summary – The girls and Laurie go on all sort of fabulous adventures, except Beth, who dies. Amy is lovely and eats limes, Jo works for a newspaper when she pretends to be a man, Meg is gorgeous and doesn’t really have a deep character, Laurie is a hottie and the mom and dad are nice old folks. Someone gets their foot stuck in a bucket of concrete and someone burns someone else’s hair. All in all, a funny, cute, clever book. MUST READ!!! :) <3