Birthday Book Recs 1/50 : Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Birthday Book Recs: 1/50
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
I’m starting out with an obvious one (and btw I’m pretty darn sure I won’t regularly dedicate an individual post to each book because that is A LOT of posts), but this 1868 classic is the kind of book that young people hear older generations talk about and then when they finally get around to reading it … they get it. So youngsters: I would recommend you read it. On the surface, Little Women may appear to be a cozy homespun tale of young love, but if you read it through the lens of the American Civil War and transcendentalist hotbed Concord, MA you might see American history through a different prism.
A few things:
* I know, it’s so trendy to want to be a Jo, and no one ever wants to be an Amy (whomp whomp);
* My copy was given to my Mom for Christmas 1958 by her aunt and uncle;
* Some people like to read mysteries or thrillers or romance on the actual beach, but apparently as a high schooler I liked to read Little Women from a shaded Hawaiian balcony — guess it’s how I’ve always rolled;
* Here’s a link to an old blog post I penned after overhearing some man in Starbucks ask his coffee companion what Little Women was about because he hadn’t ever heard of it.
{For books that I own — and can find! — I’m taking photos just how they’re displayed on our 2-story book wall.}
Edit: I’ve mostly ended up posting them individually on Instagram. On my website, you can find them all HERE.
originally published on instagram