90. Our love/hate relationship with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Published: Dec. 21, 2021, 9 a.m.

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\\u201cChristmas won\\u2019t be Christmas without any presents.\\u201d So begins the book that launched a million little girls\\u2019 love affair with reading. While we here at Novel Pairings have pretty mixed feelings about Louisa May Alcott\\u2019s Little Women, our discussion of this beloved childhood classic is one of our favorites.\\xa0

Christmas wouldn\\u2019t be Christmas without some discussion of Little Women, so whether you love them or loathe them, we hope you enjoy today\\u2019s rerelease as we deep dive into the world of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

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Books Mentioned:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Amazon)

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Amazon)

Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Amy Boyd Rioux (Amazon)

So We Read On: How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures by Maureen Corrigan (Amazon)

March by Geraldine Brooks (Amazon)

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Episode 40 with Annie B. Jones

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