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The Spring Girls
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Worldwide phenomenon Anna Todd (The After series, Imagines) presents a modern retelling of one of her favorite stories - Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Recast in the modern world, longtime and fresh fans of the beloved classic will fall in love with the March sisters all over again, told with the all the romance, sass, and drama that Anna is famous for.
©2018 Anna Todd ℗2018 Simon & Schuster
Worldwide phenomenon Anna Todd (The After series, Imagines) presents a modern retelling of one of her favorite stories - Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Recast in the modern world, longtime and fresh fans of the beloved classic will fall in love with the March sisters all over again, told with the all the romance, sass, and drama that Anna is famous for.
©2018 Anna Todd ℗2018 Simon & Schuster
418 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 2, 2017
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Anna Todd
107 books26.2k followersANNA TODD (writer/producer/influencer) is the New York Times best-selling author of the After series, the Brightest Stars trilogy, The Spring Girls, and the After Graphic novels. The After series has been released in 35 languages and has sold over twelve million copies worldwide—becoming a #1 best-seller in several countries. Always an avid reader, Todd began writing stories on her phone through Wattpad, with After becoming the platform’s most-read series with over two billion reads. She has served as a producer and screenwriter on the film adaptations of After and After We Collided, and in 2017, she founded the entertainment company Frayed Pages Media to produce innovative and creative work across film, television, and publishing. A native of Ohio, she lives with her family in Los Angeles.
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December 17, 2017
A simple summary of the plot of what Todd thinks is "Little Women 2017."
Marmee is a lush, Meg is a slut trying to marry John "Mr West Point" Brooke and forget her former boyfriend, Beth is agoraphobic except when she's heading to Disney World with the family and Amy is a cipher. Father is Regular Army, and comes home with major injuries and PTSD.
And here we go again with someone from Team Jo and Laurie. Laurie is a white blond bore, Jo whines because she wants to leave home and be a journalist, and this ends with them admitting their love and sleeping together.
The End.
Thank god I read it as a ARC digitally and don't have to feel sad any trees died to print this crap.
And why is there no "ZERO STARS" category on Good Reads?
Marmee is a lush, Meg is a slut trying to marry John "Mr West Point" Brooke and forget her former boyfriend, Beth is agoraphobic except when she's heading to Disney World with the family and Amy is a cipher. Father is Regular Army, and comes home with major injuries and PTSD.
And here we go again with someone from Team Jo and Laurie. Laurie is a white blond bore, Jo whines because she wants to leave home and be a journalist, and this ends with them admitting their love and sleeping together.
The End.
Thank god I read it as a ARC digitally and don't have to feel sad any trees died to print this crap.
And why is there no "ZERO STARS" category on Good Reads?
May 7, 2025
”We were a force of nature, the four of us Spring Girls.”
This cesspool of a review is once again dedicated to my favorite little woman Emer. I read this so you didn’t have to, cause that’s what friends are for.
This review is also dedicated to the 20-year-old Christian Bale. You will always and forever be the perfect Laurie Laurence.
It’s official folks: This is the worst book I have read this year. A Simple Favor, you’ve been demoted; I didn’t think anything could be worse than you, but this book took the cake.
Before we start, I would just like to personally apologize to Louisa May Alcott. Ma’am, I’m so truly sorry for this atrocity of a retelling. Words can’t even begin to describe how truly horrible this book was and how offended I am on your behalf. I’m glad you aren’t alive to read this, because if you were, you would die of shock. Even in death, I can faintly hear the sound of your voice screaming at the author, asking what she’s done to your precious baby.
The only thing the author stayed true to in this book was the names of the characters. That’s it. Everything else was turned upside down and topsy-turvy and rerouted three ways to Sunday.
Let’s get into the basics before I tear into this little bastard. The Spring Girls is a retelling of the classic American novel Little Women. Except instead of taking place in Civil War era Massachusetts, we are transported to present day New Orleans. Mr. Spring is a soldier in the Army, and the Spring ladies are Army brats anxious for him to return home.
Doesn’t sound too horrible, right? Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news folks, but that’s literally the least offensive part of the novel.
Because almost everyone in this novel is fucking horrible.
I didn’t think it was possible to truly despise fictional characters, but Good Lord, how much I didn’t not like the Spring Girls. What the hell happened to my sweet precious cinnamon bun sisters from Alcott’s version? Instead I got a bunch of whiny, shallow, immature, self-centered, selfish, bitchy, head-ache inducing characters I’ve ever read about. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE MARCH SISTERS STOOD FOR!!!
So to completely dissect the horribleness that is the Spring Girls, I’m going to talk about them from least offensive to most offensive.
Oh, and I’m going to be spoiling the book for you not because I’m evil, but because I’m literally begging you on my hands and knees NOT to read this book. So I’m giving most of it away. You’ve been warned and you’re welcome.
Beth: I take part of the previous statement I said before back. Only one sister wasn’t that horrible, and that was (not surprisingly) Beth. I will have to give credit to the author where credit is true; she made Beth a tad more interesting than she was in the original. Poor Beth didn’t really do anything in the original aside from practically being a living angel, but I digress. This version of Beth doesn’t die (hooray), but hardly ever leaves the house due to anxiety and agoraphobia, both of which were handled horribly. The mental disorders were what essentially defined Beth’s character and her entire plot point. And secondly, there was a very anti-therapy, anti-help message that came along with it.
ENCOURAGEMENT NOT TO GET HELP AND IGNORE MENTAL DISORDERS IS NOT HEALTHY, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN.
It’s also implied that Beth is a lesbian but again, it’s not explored much. If anything I think the author put it in there just to add some more character to Beth, which isn’t a good sign. There’s also some vague plot points about her being bullied which contributed to the anxiety but again, it was just brushed aside.
Still, Beth wasn’t bad; she was just kind of there.
Amy: Well, considering that Amy was my least favorite character in the original to begin with, it would have to take a hell of a lot for me to actually like any new and improved version of Amy. Amy Spring is twelve years old which is a pretty difficult age to be in any era. However, the original Amy grew up; this Amy didn’t. So instead of having to hear Amy be a brat for half a novel, I got to hear Amy be a brat for the entire novel. At least they didn’t age her up like they did in the miniseries so her actions would be borderline sociopathic.
To me, Amy also has one defining characteristic in this book and that is yelling. She yells at everything; her parents, her sisters, the universe… she’s probably yelling at me right now for the awful review I’m writing. So while I didn’t think it was possible for Amy to get more annoying than she already was, Anna Todd was successful in that mission. So she’s in the middle.
Jo: My dearest Jo. Everyone’s favorite headstrong, independent girl. Fun fact; my mother loved the original novel (and Jo) so much that one of the names considered for me was Victoria Josephine, after Jo March. Jo Spring is a human rights crusading, vegetarian, headstrong, fiery, temperamental Spring sister.
And she gave me a fucking headache.
Jo was basically horrible to everyone she met; her sisters, her mother, and even Laurie. Laurie, for cripes sakes They were instant best friends when they met in the original novel; in this book the first time she sees him she gives him the bird. How quaint.
Jo also gets extremely horrible when she doesn’t get her way or when someone else has a dissenting opinion. And by horrible, I mean extremely nasty. Original Jo would have had a lively debate if someone disagreed with her, but she never would have been crass. This Jo was hell on wheels.
She doesn’t grow, mature, or learn from her mistakes either. This is true for all the March sisters, which I think is the saddest part of this retelling. One of the beautiful things about the original novel was the fact that we got to see the March sisters not only grow up, but mature and learn from their mistakes to become the strong, intelligent, and resilient young women they became. But these Little Women didn’t do that at all, in my opinion. They kept hurting each other where it hurt the most over and over again without both thinking of the consequences or learning from their actions. This is a part of growing up; we get better and learn from our past indiscretions. This book is over 400 darn pages long and I don’t think they learned anything.
Anyhow, that’s besides the point. Jo Spring was so radically different than Jo March that the only thing they have in common is their first name. While Jo March was headstrong and modern in a sophisticated and mature way, Jo Spring had none of those qualities that made her so endearing and memorable to both her generation and the modern generation.
Meg: I never thought it would come to this. I never, in my wildest imaginations, did I ever think that I would hate a new incarnation of Meg March. I really, truly didn’t. In fact, I hated her more than I hated the original Amy March. AMY. MARCH. She was worse than Amy!!! How??!!!
For those of you who don’t know, Meg is the oldest sister. She was kind of materialistic and concerned with social standing in the original, but not to the nth degree. Meg Spring had those qualities on steroids. One could say this version was ‘slutting it up’ by sleeping with pretty much anything that had junk in the trunk, but I’m going to conscientiously not count that as a negative thing because hey; you do you girl. I don’t personally approve, but I recognize that some do.
As with the other Spring sisters, there was only one thing that defined and shaped her character, and that was the ability to have a man. For some reason I can’t even begin to explain, we have a love triangle between her, a high school sweetheart, and John Brooke (dear, dear John Brooke). Shia King is a member of one of the wealthiest families in New Orleans and used to date Meg before she broke things off. He still loves her, and she still likes to torture herself by stalking his Facebook page and attend events and parties that she’s not even invited to so she can keep tabs on him.
One; that’s low-key stalking. Two; why the hell would you go to a party you weren’t even invited to and don’t even want to go to just to torture yourself like that? It makes no damn sense, but it did show how shallow and self-centered Meg really was. I could name all the instances where she showed that, but I only have so much room in my review, and those instances took up the entire darn novel. Not to mention the author made John Brooke an absolute tool so Meg could be with Shia as part of the nonexistent love triangle that didn’t even exist in the original. Hrumph!!
Jo and Laurie: In regards to Jo and Laurie, the author did something that should have made me extremely happy. If you know me at all (ahem, Emer-kins), you know that I will always and forever be bitter about the fact that Jo and Laurie didn’t end up together. It’s the pettiest hill I am willing to die on and y’all can fight me on that.
So when Anna Todd made it so Jo and Laurie ended up together in this version, I should have been ecstatic beyond belief. This is what I’ve been waiting for since I was eight years old. This is where the original story should have ended. I was finally getting what I was asking for.
And yet… I wasn’t satisfied. In fact, I hated the idea entirely. And it probably had to do with the fact that both of the characters were annoying and horrible.
My dear sweet Laurie Laurence, my precious cinnamon bun was turned into a EuroAmerican hipster with a man bun, a slight Italian accent that made him oh-so-mysterious, and an ego the size of South America. WHY???? Just because you wanted to modernize the characters doesn’t mean you have to ruin their personalities and what made them so special in the original!!!
But perhaps most disturbing of all was the fact that this Laurie essentially forces Jo to chose between him and her passions and dreams… and she does it. NO. NO. HELL TO THE EVERLOVING NO. It was all going well up to that point before that happened. OG Laurie never asked her to give up her writing for him, but this one did. What made Jo and Laurie so endearing and why I thought she should have ended up with him in the first place was that they complimented each other, even if they didn’t quite see it that way. Jo Spring and Laurie seem like the couple that would work really, really well together for a very short period of time before crashing and burning (and also, doing better as sex-buddies rather than true romantic partners.) It was all very disheartening.
Not to mention that they probably wouldn’t have lasted anyways based on how Jo describes him, which also makes no metaphorical sense.
What the hell is that even supposed to mean? I didn’t even know Danger has a smell.
Just… why? Laurie’s the boy next door, not a Jedi warrior. Little Women and Star Wars aren’t supposed to mix.
In case you couldn’t tell, I hated this book. Hate is a very strong word, but I feel it’s the most accurate. Anna Todd, the supposed “literary phenomenon of our generation” (according to Cosmopolitan Magazine) took Louisa May Alcott’s timeless tale of sisterhood, love, loss, resilience and growing up into a New Adult tale of selfish, immature, irresponsible, and one-dimensional characters solely defined by one negative characteristic. The sisterly bond was almost nonexistent, and the few true moments of sisterhood were few and far in between, which made the original such a classic. It’s a travesty to the original novel and blatantly disrespectful to the author’s memory and what made her novel so timeless.
So I implore you, do not read this book. If you liked Little Women, you'll hate this. If you hated Little Women, you'll hate this. But whatever you do, I beg you not to waste your hard-earned money on this truly awful read.
This cesspool of a review is once again dedicated to my favorite little woman Emer. I read this so you didn’t have to, cause that’s what friends are for.
This review is also dedicated to the 20-year-old Christian Bale. You will always and forever be the perfect Laurie Laurence.
It’s official folks: This is the worst book I have read this year. A Simple Favor, you’ve been demoted; I didn’t think anything could be worse than you, but this book took the cake.
Before we start, I would just like to personally apologize to Louisa May Alcott. Ma’am, I’m so truly sorry for this atrocity of a retelling. Words can’t even begin to describe how truly horrible this book was and how offended I am on your behalf. I’m glad you aren’t alive to read this, because if you were, you would die of shock. Even in death, I can faintly hear the sound of your voice screaming at the author, asking what she’s done to your precious baby.
The only thing the author stayed true to in this book was the names of the characters. That’s it. Everything else was turned upside down and topsy-turvy and rerouted three ways to Sunday.
Let’s get into the basics before I tear into this little bastard. The Spring Girls is a retelling of the classic American novel Little Women. Except instead of taking place in Civil War era Massachusetts, we are transported to present day New Orleans. Mr. Spring is a soldier in the Army, and the Spring ladies are Army brats anxious for him to return home.
Doesn’t sound too horrible, right? Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news folks, but that’s literally the least offensive part of the novel.
Because almost everyone in this novel is fucking horrible.
I didn’t think it was possible to truly despise fictional characters, but Good Lord, how much I didn’t not like the Spring Girls. What the hell happened to my sweet precious cinnamon bun sisters from Alcott’s version? Instead I got a bunch of whiny, shallow, immature, self-centered, selfish, bitchy, head-ache inducing characters I’ve ever read about. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE MARCH SISTERS STOOD FOR!!!
So to completely dissect the horribleness that is the Spring Girls, I’m going to talk about them from least offensive to most offensive.
Oh, and I’m going to be spoiling the book for you not because I’m evil, but because I’m literally begging you on my hands and knees NOT to read this book. So I’m giving most of it away. You’ve been warned and you’re welcome.
Beth: I take part of the previous statement I said before back. Only one sister wasn’t that horrible, and that was (not surprisingly) Beth. I will have to give credit to the author where credit is true; she made Beth a tad more interesting than she was in the original. Poor Beth didn’t really do anything in the original aside from practically being a living angel, but I digress. This version of Beth doesn’t die (hooray), but hardly ever leaves the house due to anxiety and agoraphobia, both of which were handled horribly. The mental disorders were what essentially defined Beth’s character and her entire plot point. And secondly, there was a very anti-therapy, anti-help message that came along with it.
ENCOURAGEMENT NOT TO GET HELP AND IGNORE MENTAL DISORDERS IS NOT HEALTHY, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN.
It’s also implied that Beth is a lesbian but again, it’s not explored much. If anything I think the author put it in there just to add some more character to Beth, which isn’t a good sign. There’s also some vague plot points about her being bullied which contributed to the anxiety but again, it was just brushed aside.
Still, Beth wasn’t bad; she was just kind of there.
Amy: Well, considering that Amy was my least favorite character in the original to begin with, it would have to take a hell of a lot for me to actually like any new and improved version of Amy. Amy Spring is twelve years old which is a pretty difficult age to be in any era. However, the original Amy grew up; this Amy didn’t. So instead of having to hear Amy be a brat for half a novel, I got to hear Amy be a brat for the entire novel. At least they didn’t age her up like they did in the miniseries so her actions would be borderline sociopathic.
To me, Amy also has one defining characteristic in this book and that is yelling. She yells at everything; her parents, her sisters, the universe… she’s probably yelling at me right now for the awful review I’m writing. So while I didn’t think it was possible for Amy to get more annoying than she already was, Anna Todd was successful in that mission. So she’s in the middle.
Jo: My dearest Jo. Everyone’s favorite headstrong, independent girl. Fun fact; my mother loved the original novel (and Jo) so much that one of the names considered for me was Victoria Josephine, after Jo March. Jo Spring is a human rights crusading, vegetarian, headstrong, fiery, temperamental Spring sister.
And she gave me a fucking headache.
Jo was basically horrible to everyone she met; her sisters, her mother, and even Laurie. Laurie, for cripes sakes They were instant best friends when they met in the original novel; in this book the first time she sees him she gives him the bird. How quaint.
Jo also gets extremely horrible when she doesn’t get her way or when someone else has a dissenting opinion. And by horrible, I mean extremely nasty. Original Jo would have had a lively debate if someone disagreed with her, but she never would have been crass. This Jo was hell on wheels.
She doesn’t grow, mature, or learn from her mistakes either. This is true for all the March sisters, which I think is the saddest part of this retelling. One of the beautiful things about the original novel was the fact that we got to see the March sisters not only grow up, but mature and learn from their mistakes to become the strong, intelligent, and resilient young women they became. But these Little Women didn’t do that at all, in my opinion. They kept hurting each other where it hurt the most over and over again without both thinking of the consequences or learning from their actions. This is a part of growing up; we get better and learn from our past indiscretions. This book is over 400 darn pages long and I don’t think they learned anything.
Anyhow, that’s besides the point. Jo Spring was so radically different than Jo March that the only thing they have in common is their first name. While Jo March was headstrong and modern in a sophisticated and mature way, Jo Spring had none of those qualities that made her so endearing and memorable to both her generation and the modern generation.
Meg: I never thought it would come to this. I never, in my wildest imaginations, did I ever think that I would hate a new incarnation of Meg March. I really, truly didn’t. In fact, I hated her more than I hated the original Amy March. AMY. MARCH. She was worse than Amy!!! How??!!!
For those of you who don’t know, Meg is the oldest sister. She was kind of materialistic and concerned with social standing in the original, but not to the nth degree. Meg Spring had those qualities on steroids. One could say this version was ‘slutting it up’ by sleeping with pretty much anything that had junk in the trunk, but I’m going to conscientiously not count that as a negative thing because hey; you do you girl. I don’t personally approve, but I recognize that some do.
As with the other Spring sisters, there was only one thing that defined and shaped her character, and that was the ability to have a man. For some reason I can’t even begin to explain, we have a love triangle between her, a high school sweetheart, and John Brooke (dear, dear John Brooke). Shia King is a member of one of the wealthiest families in New Orleans and used to date Meg before she broke things off. He still loves her, and she still likes to torture herself by stalking his Facebook page and attend events and parties that she’s not even invited to so she can keep tabs on him.
One; that’s low-key stalking. Two; why the hell would you go to a party you weren’t even invited to and don’t even want to go to just to torture yourself like that? It makes no damn sense, but it did show how shallow and self-centered Meg really was. I could name all the instances where she showed that, but I only have so much room in my review, and those instances took up the entire darn novel. Not to mention the author made John Brooke an absolute tool so Meg could be with Shia as part of the nonexistent love triangle that didn’t even exist in the original. Hrumph!!
Jo and Laurie: In regards to Jo and Laurie, the author did something that should have made me extremely happy. If you know me at all (ahem, Emer-kins), you know that I will always and forever be bitter about the fact that Jo and Laurie didn’t end up together. It’s the pettiest hill I am willing to die on and y’all can fight me on that.
So when Anna Todd made it so Jo and Laurie ended up together in this version, I should have been ecstatic beyond belief. This is what I’ve been waiting for since I was eight years old. This is where the original story should have ended. I was finally getting what I was asking for.
And yet… I wasn’t satisfied. In fact, I hated the idea entirely. And it probably had to do with the fact that both of the characters were annoying and horrible.
My dear sweet Laurie Laurence, my precious cinnamon bun was turned into a EuroAmerican hipster with a man bun, a slight Italian accent that made him oh-so-mysterious, and an ego the size of South America. WHY???? Just because you wanted to modernize the characters doesn’t mean you have to ruin their personalities and what made them so special in the original!!!
But perhaps most disturbing of all was the fact that this Laurie essentially forces Jo to chose between him and her passions and dreams… and she does it. NO. NO. HELL TO THE EVERLOVING NO. It was all going well up to that point before that happened. OG Laurie never asked her to give up her writing for him, but this one did. What made Jo and Laurie so endearing and why I thought she should have ended up with him in the first place was that they complimented each other, even if they didn’t quite see it that way. Jo Spring and Laurie seem like the couple that would work really, really well together for a very short period of time before crashing and burning (and also, doing better as sex-buddies rather than true romantic partners.) It was all very disheartening.
Not to mention that they probably wouldn’t have lasted anyways based on how Jo describes him, which also makes no metaphorical sense.
”Laurie’s mouth tasted like danger and faint cigarettes.”
What the hell is that even supposed to mean? I didn’t even know Danger has a smell.
”Laurie’s tongue was sweet and earthy, and my eyes closed on their own when he kissed stars into me.”
Just… why? Laurie’s the boy next door, not a Jedi warrior. Little Women and Star Wars aren’t supposed to mix.
In case you couldn’t tell, I hated this book. Hate is a very strong word, but I feel it’s the most accurate. Anna Todd, the supposed “literary phenomenon of our generation” (according to Cosmopolitan Magazine) took Louisa May Alcott’s timeless tale of sisterhood, love, loss, resilience and growing up into a New Adult tale of selfish, immature, irresponsible, and one-dimensional characters solely defined by one negative characteristic. The sisterly bond was almost nonexistent, and the few true moments of sisterhood were few and far in between, which made the original such a classic. It’s a travesty to the original novel and blatantly disrespectful to the author’s memory and what made her novel so timeless.
So I implore you, do not read this book. If you liked Little Women, you'll hate this. If you hated Little Women, you'll hate this. But whatever you do, I beg you not to waste your hard-earned money on this truly awful read.
August 13, 2019
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O carte superbă, matură, o poveste total diferită de ceea ce am citit până acum de această autoare. O poveste de viață. O poveste despre viața într-o bază militară americană. Interacțiunea membrilor unei familii, 4 fete cu vârste între 12 si 19 ani și mama lor. Cu certuri și neînțelegeri, cu prietenii și responsabilități. O lecție de viața, despre maturizare și pornirea pe propriul drum. Despre încrederea în sine și curajul de a lua viața in piept.
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O carte superbă, matură, o poveste total diferită de ceea ce am citit până acum de această autoare. O poveste de viață. O poveste despre viața într-o bază militară americană. Interacțiunea membrilor unei familii, 4 fete cu vârste între 12 si 19 ani și mama lor. Cu certuri și neînțelegeri, cu prietenii și responsabilități. O lecție de viața, despre maturizare și pornirea pe propriul drum. Despre încrederea în sine și curajul de a lua viața in piept.
Recenzia mea completă o puteți gasi aici:
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January 25, 2018
I think it's very brave to take on a beloved classic and do a modern remake. Personally, I was curious to see how Anna Todd's version would turn out to be. I have not read the original novel, only seen movie versions, so I do not have to compare THE SPRING GIRLS to the original book. If you have read LITTLE WOMEN or seen any of the movies you already know the book is about four young sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and their lives and dreams in Massachusetts in the 19th century.
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December 7, 2017
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Blurb:
The Spring Girls—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—are a force of nature on the New Orleans military base where they live. As different as they are, with their father on tour in Iraq and their mother hiding something, their fears are very much the same. Struggling to build lives they can be proud of and that will lift them out of their humble station in life, one year will determine all that their futures can become.
The oldest, Meg, will be an officer’s wife and enter military society like so many of the women she admires. If her passion—and her reputation—don’t derail her.
Beth, the workhorse of the family, is afraid to leave the house, is afraid she’ll never figure out who she really is.
Jo just wants out. Wishing she could skip to graduation, she dreams of a life in New York City and a career in journalism where she can impact the world. Nothing can stop her—not even love.
And Amy, the youngest, is watching all her sisters, learning from how they handle themselves. For better or worse.
May 14, 2018
"Le cerré la boca con un beso y decidí que tal vez Laurie tuviese razón: había muchos grises".
Ay, ¿qué les puedo decir yo de este libro? En realidad quería que me gustara, pues la saga After me fascinó (sí, sí, no me juguen, ahórrenselo). Pero, siento sincera, Sisters me pareció un libro bastante soso. Ya les diré por qué, pero antes quiero aclararles que tengo entendido que es un retelling de Mujercitas, pero no tengo idea de si está bien o no porque no lo he leído.
Dicho eso, en Sisters nos encontramos con la historia de Meg, Jo, Beth y Amy, las hermanas Spring, que han vivido siempre en bases militares, pues su padre es un activo del ejército norteamericano. Sus vidas transcurren en medio de dramas adolescentes, fotos íntimas filtradas, chicos, enamoramientos, ansiedad social y las tensiones lógicas de una casa en la que viven cinco mujeres. Pero poco más sucede... Sí que hay un pico de sufrimiento y drama, pero que ni siquiera se vive como tal porque todas lo superan muy rápido. Más allá de eso, hay pequeñísimos momentos en los que el ritmo repunta, para luego volver a caer en una cadencia monótona y un poco cansina.
Ahora, no tengo idea de si el ritmo pausado y sin grandes eventos sea la esencia del Mujercitas original, pero dejando eso sencillamente no me interesaban las vidas de estas chicas. Sabía cómo iba a terminar el drama de Meg con su oficial del ejército, estaba clarísimo cómo se iba a solucionar lo de Jo y Laurie, igual que el plot twist no-plot twist de Beth con Nat. Quizá lo único que me sorprendió un poco fue el pequeño demonio que lleva dentro Amy, pero poco más. De hecho, y esto puede que sea un poco controversial, me importaba más la vida de dos chicos recurrentes del libro que las de las hermanas Spring. Quería saber mucho más sobre Shia y Laurie, pero ni eso.
Ay, ¿qué les puedo decir yo de este libro? En realidad quería que me gustara, pues la saga After me fascinó (sí, sí, no me juguen, ahórrenselo). Pero, siento sincera, Sisters me pareció un libro bastante soso. Ya les diré por qué, pero antes quiero aclararles que tengo entendido que es un retelling de Mujercitas, pero no tengo idea de si está bien o no porque no lo he leído.
Dicho eso, en Sisters nos encontramos con la historia de Meg, Jo, Beth y Amy, las hermanas Spring, que han vivido siempre en bases militares, pues su padre es un activo del ejército norteamericano. Sus vidas transcurren en medio de dramas adolescentes, fotos íntimas filtradas, chicos, enamoramientos, ansiedad social y las tensiones lógicas de una casa en la que viven cinco mujeres. Pero poco más sucede... Sí que hay un pico de sufrimiento y drama, pero que ni siquiera se vive como tal porque todas lo superan muy rápido. Más allá de eso, hay pequeñísimos momentos en los que el ritmo repunta, para luego volver a caer en una cadencia monótona y un poco cansina.
Ahora, no tengo idea de si el ritmo pausado y sin grandes eventos sea la esencia del Mujercitas original, pero dejando eso sencillamente no me interesaban las vidas de estas chicas. Sabía cómo iba a terminar el drama de Meg con su oficial del ejército, estaba clarísimo cómo se iba a solucionar lo de Jo y Laurie, igual que el plot twist no-plot twist de Beth con Nat. Quizá lo único que me sorprendió un poco fue el pequeño demonio que lleva dentro Amy, pero poco más. De hecho, y esto puede que sea un poco controversial, me importaba más la vida de dos chicos recurrentes del libro que las de las hermanas Spring. Quería saber mucho más sobre Shia y Laurie, pero ni eso.
June 20, 2020
As Irmãs Spring
“Para todas as «mulherzinhas» do mundo
que andam a tentar descobrir o que significa exatamente ser mulher”
Estas quatro miúdas de sobrenome Spring são primavera em todos os sentidos: Além do apelido Spring, encontram-se num estado primavera da existência — a adolescência, aquele período de auto-descoberta e emoções fortes, que é coisa que não falta a estas jovens irmãs!...
Se eu fosse adolescente daria a este livro 5 estrelas. Porém, como já faz algum tempo que deixei de o ser, não lhe dou mais que 3. Contudo, não me parece justo avaliar um livro destinado a adolescência sob uma perspectiva adulta. Assim, à falta de melhor critério, faço a média, e dou-lhe um 4!
“Para todas as «mulherzinhas» do mundo
que andam a tentar descobrir o que significa exatamente ser mulher”
Estas quatro miúdas de sobrenome Spring são primavera em todos os sentidos: Além do apelido Spring, encontram-se num estado primavera da existência — a adolescência, aquele período de auto-descoberta e emoções fortes, que é coisa que não falta a estas jovens irmãs!...
Se eu fosse adolescente daria a este livro 5 estrelas. Porém, como já faz algum tempo que deixei de o ser, não lhe dou mais que 3. Contudo, não me parece justo avaliar um livro destinado a adolescência sob uma perspectiva adulta. Assim, à falta de melhor critério, faço a média, e dou-lhe um 4!
January 5, 2018
I told myself I was swearing off of Anna Todd books before and yet here I am reviewing yet another one. Why would I stop reading them, you ask? Because they always make me a bit crazy! Why do I keep reading them? Because I can’t stop!
Written in the first person, broken into chapters for each sister, this is the story of four sisters. For those of you that have a big family, you know how crazy the family life can be. The author hits the crazy level quickly between the infighting and the protectiveness the sisters have for one another and the rest of the family.
Add in the the day-to-day girl drama, boy troubles and loves, deployment, bullying, quirks, and other family issues, and we have Defcon One. Well, not really. But because of the way this author can weave a story along with all of the drama and emotion into something that sucks you in, it can be exhausting to read about every detail in this family.
That is also why the way she write works. It’s like a soap opera and if you miss an episode, you are missing a chunk of the big picture.
This story is fresh and full of the daily drama that plagues families. Maybe that is why I become consumed and swear I won’t read another book by her. It is also why I lie to myself too! HA
* copy received for review consideration
Full Review - http://amidlifewife.com/the-spring-gi...
Written in the first person, broken into chapters for each sister, this is the story of four sisters. For those of you that have a big family, you know how crazy the family life can be. The author hits the crazy level quickly between the infighting and the protectiveness the sisters have for one another and the rest of the family.
Add in the the day-to-day girl drama, boy troubles and loves, deployment, bullying, quirks, and other family issues, and we have Defcon One. Well, not really. But because of the way this author can weave a story along with all of the drama and emotion into something that sucks you in, it can be exhausting to read about every detail in this family.
That is also why the way she write works. It’s like a soap opera and if you miss an episode, you are missing a chunk of the big picture.
This story is fresh and full of the daily drama that plagues families. Maybe that is why I become consumed and swear I won’t read another book by her. It is also why I lie to myself too! HA
* copy received for review consideration
Full Review - http://amidlifewife.com/the-spring-gi...
March 27, 2020
A horrible retelling of Little Women. Meg is a slut, Jo hates her sisters, Beth is an agoraphobic doormat and Amy doesn't even rate her own alternating chapter. Also Marmee is a lush and the father has PTSD and is no influence on his family. If you loved Little Women, don't bother with this one.
November 11, 2021
So yes, I did smile when I saw that the first line of Anna Todd’s The Spring Girls is the exact same first line as Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women (since Jo March’s comment about Christmas not being Christmas without presents is indeed one of my very favourite Louisa May Alcott quotes). But that smile (and the resulting hope that I would actually find Anna Todd’s twenty-first century retelling of Little Women engaging and enjoyable, the generally quite negative online reviews notwithstanding) sure has ended up fading pretty well immediately. And after three or so chapters of The Spring Girls I indeed am both massively bored with and also insulted by both Anna Todd’s presented contents and equally so by her seemingly lacking knowledge of basic English grammar and syntax for me to keep on with reading (as I seriously doubt that The Spring Girls will improve all that much for me as Anna Todd’s text progresses, and well, I also do want to quit with my perusal before I in fact start ranting and screaming).
And first and foremost, I am finding The Spring Girls (at least from what I have read before throwing in the proverbial towel so to speak) just not at all an appropriate and acceptable retelling of Little Women (and yes, even considering that The Spring Girls takes place in the twenty first century and Little Women in the 19th century). For Anna Todd has (in my humble opinion) in The Spring Girls textually so much exaggerated Meg, Jo, Amy and even Beth’s negative behavioural patterns and character traits that Meg as she appears and acts in The Spring Girls is no longer the slightly materialistic but also lovable and responsible older sister of Little Women but rather boy-crazy and majorly slutty, Jo obviously totally seems to actively despise her sisters (and yes, even Beth to a point), Beth has extreme and untreated agoraphobia and Amy just appears to be an emerging carbon copy of Meg (all certainly aspects that do indeed also appear more than a bit in Little Women but are always tempered with and by family love and that in particular with regard to their negative character traits, Louisa May Alcott’s March sisters are well aware of this and actively trying to remedy, to change their negatives to positives, while Anna Todd has her Spring girls being not only rather unaware of their problematic behaviour patterns but also not really desiring to change any of these), and not to mention that having the mother in The Spring Girls be described by Anna Todd and from page one as obviously being an alcoholic, yes, I do find this annoying and frustrating, as well as horribly insulting to Louisa May Alcott’s Marmee character (and in particular so because Meredith Spring’s substance abuse issues in The Spring Girls are presented by Anna Todd as ridiculously matter of fact and almost as something entirely natural).
And for two, I definitely and with much reading frustration also do wish that Anna Todd would brush up on her English grammar skills and in particular learn the difference between what is the subject and what is the direct or indirect object of a sentence. For that Todd obviously has no idea when to use the pronoun who (subject) and when to use the pronoun whom (direct or indirect object, as well as with certain prepositions) and in The Spring Girls is seemingly penning her entire text using ONLY who and even when this is clearly grammatically incorrect has really and totally been majorly and massively annoying and in fact so infuriating that my “I will not be finishing” The Spring Girls decision has more than likely become actually solidified because of my anger and frustration at how grammatically sloppy Anna Todd’s writing is. For encountering one or two grammar mistakes I can easily and readily accept and handle, but that Todd’s text for The Spring Girls ALWAYS tends to be wrong regarding who/whom and is also just teeming with hanging participles and prepositions, it really does make me totally livid and is most definitely a very major reason why I absolutely have no interest finishing with, going on with The Spring Girls.
And first and foremost, I am finding The Spring Girls (at least from what I have read before throwing in the proverbial towel so to speak) just not at all an appropriate and acceptable retelling of Little Women (and yes, even considering that The Spring Girls takes place in the twenty first century and Little Women in the 19th century). For Anna Todd has (in my humble opinion) in The Spring Girls textually so much exaggerated Meg, Jo, Amy and even Beth’s negative behavioural patterns and character traits that Meg as she appears and acts in The Spring Girls is no longer the slightly materialistic but also lovable and responsible older sister of Little Women but rather boy-crazy and majorly slutty, Jo obviously totally seems to actively despise her sisters (and yes, even Beth to a point), Beth has extreme and untreated agoraphobia and Amy just appears to be an emerging carbon copy of Meg (all certainly aspects that do indeed also appear more than a bit in Little Women but are always tempered with and by family love and that in particular with regard to their negative character traits, Louisa May Alcott’s March sisters are well aware of this and actively trying to remedy, to change their negatives to positives, while Anna Todd has her Spring girls being not only rather unaware of their problematic behaviour patterns but also not really desiring to change any of these), and not to mention that having the mother in The Spring Girls be described by Anna Todd and from page one as obviously being an alcoholic, yes, I do find this annoying and frustrating, as well as horribly insulting to Louisa May Alcott’s Marmee character (and in particular so because Meredith Spring’s substance abuse issues in The Spring Girls are presented by Anna Todd as ridiculously matter of fact and almost as something entirely natural).
And for two, I definitely and with much reading frustration also do wish that Anna Todd would brush up on her English grammar skills and in particular learn the difference between what is the subject and what is the direct or indirect object of a sentence. For that Todd obviously has no idea when to use the pronoun who (subject) and when to use the pronoun whom (direct or indirect object, as well as with certain prepositions) and in The Spring Girls is seemingly penning her entire text using ONLY who and even when this is clearly grammatically incorrect has really and totally been majorly and massively annoying and in fact so infuriating that my “I will not be finishing” The Spring Girls decision has more than likely become actually solidified because of my anger and frustration at how grammatically sloppy Anna Todd’s writing is. For encountering one or two grammar mistakes I can easily and readily accept and handle, but that Todd’s text for The Spring Girls ALWAYS tends to be wrong regarding who/whom and is also just teeming with hanging participles and prepositions, it really does make me totally livid and is most definitely a very major reason why I absolutely have no interest finishing with, going on with The Spring Girls.
July 28, 2019
So this was my Anna Todd novel and I was not impressed. And to say that this was a modern Little Women retelling was an insult. I'm not trying to be mean, it just seemed like the author really missed the mark in capturing what made the original book so endearing to people.
I hated it.
I'm honestly not quite sure what Todd was trying to create here. Little Women is a story about family - the good, the bad, the ups, the downs, but in the end you knew they looked out for each other. The family in this one was just horrible to each other. I never felt any connection between them and I sure as hell never rooted for any of them.
Marmee was turned into a drunk, absentee mother.
Meg was turned into a wannabe trophy wife who's only goal in life was to look pretty and have a rich husband.
Jo was a self-righteous know-it-all.
Beth was agoraphobic who's plan was to just live an home and be home-schooled all the way through college. And she also just let everyone walk all over her.
Amy was just a horrible spoiled brat who when she didn't get her way, literally threw a tantrum.
On top of the atrocious characters, the writing just wasn't that good as well. Every other paragraph, Todd felt the need to remind us how old everyone was.
"Oh Amy acts like that because she's only 12."
"Oh Jo knows nothing about love because she's only 17."
Over and over and over. We get it. We know their ages by now. And also let me just say, Amy's age of 12 does not excuse her from being a devil child. Todd also didn't take the time to really let us form attachments to characters. She jumped from scene to scene and many times jumped time that everything felt disoriented.
I get wanting to bring this tale into the current world but it just felt so unattached to reality that I could not connect with anyone. It's like Todd took the extreme of personalities and mashed them up to try to make the sisters different from each other. There was so much of females tearing each other down - and a lot between the sisters - that is just made me sad. I wanted to read a heartwarming story about a family trying to work through a terrible situation (their father being deployed over seas) but that was not what I got at all.
I hated it.
I'm honestly not quite sure what Todd was trying to create here. Little Women is a story about family - the good, the bad, the ups, the downs, but in the end you knew they looked out for each other. The family in this one was just horrible to each other. I never felt any connection between them and I sure as hell never rooted for any of them.
Marmee was turned into a drunk, absentee mother.
Meg was turned into a wannabe trophy wife who's only goal in life was to look pretty and have a rich husband.
Jo was a self-righteous know-it-all.
Beth was agoraphobic who's plan was to just live an home and be home-schooled all the way through college. And she also just let everyone walk all over her.
Amy was just a horrible spoiled brat who when she didn't get her way, literally threw a tantrum.
On top of the atrocious characters, the writing just wasn't that good as well. Every other paragraph, Todd felt the need to remind us how old everyone was.
"Oh Amy acts like that because she's only 12."
"Oh Jo knows nothing about love because she's only 17."
Over and over and over. We get it. We know their ages by now. And also let me just say, Amy's age of 12 does not excuse her from being a devil child. Todd also didn't take the time to really let us form attachments to characters. She jumped from scene to scene and many times jumped time that everything felt disoriented.
I get wanting to bring this tale into the current world but it just felt so unattached to reality that I could not connect with anyone. It's like Todd took the extreme of personalities and mashed them up to try to make the sisters different from each other. There was so much of females tearing each other down - and a lot between the sisters - that is just made me sad. I wanted to read a heartwarming story about a family trying to work through a terrible situation (their father being deployed over seas) but that was not what I got at all.
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December 16, 2017While I'm open to the idea of a re-imagining of Little Women, the part of The Spring Girls that I read didn't get me on board with this author's re-intrepretation of these beloved characters. Setting aside.
A tiny bit of background: I LOVE Little Women. Okay, the original does have its tedious aspects - the slow pace and the preachy parts - but the heart of story is about four sisters, their relationships with each another, and their journey to womanhood. That part of the story is pure gold. It's such a female-centered story, and a wonderful coming of age story, and an amazing sister story all in one. I've read the book multiple times, seen all the movies (well, 1933, 1949 and 1994) and read and enjoyed March by Geraldine Brooks, which is a sort-of retelling of the story from Mr. March's point of view.
I stopped reading The Spring Girls because I felt that it completely misunderstood Meg, Marmee, and Amy (at least in the part that I read.) Meg was described as the "princess" of the Spring family, a basic, big-breasted seductress (the size of her chest is mentioned more than once) who wears lacy panties and worked at Sephora and sleeps with a lot of boys. Meanwhile, Amy is a bland little innocent thing, just tagging along with her sisters. Just taking up space.
What? In the original, Meg is prissy and perfect. She's the one who follows all the rules and looks down on those who don't - like her rebellious sister Jo. It's true that she's materialistic - I think she believes that if she's perfect, she'll get the reward of a rich husband - but she has self-awareness about her own materialism. Meanwhile, Amy is far from bland or innocent and she plays an important part in the story. She's the spoiled princess of the family - the youngest child who throws tantrums, the vain one who is obsessed with her nose, the the spiteful one who burns Jo's manuscript. Yes, she redeems herself in the end, but she's a huge brat for much of the story. Why does Amy get zero personality in this story?
In the chapters of The Spring Girls that I read, Jo showed a bit of promise as a high school newspaper reporter with a potty mouth. Marmee's narration (she's called Meredith here which seemed really weird. Can't she be Maggie or Greta or even Marge lol?) also felt all wrong in the part I read - in the original, Marmee comes off as Meg 1.0 but then (spoiler alert) we find out that she's actually a lot like Jo, a woman who feels that she must control her "unwomanly" temper to be a proper lady and a role model to her daughters. While I love the idea of an LGBT element in a LW retelling, I didn't get to that part.
I'd love to see my beloved Little Women re-imagined thoughtfully and well- its ideas of womanhood are woefully out of date - but I just don't think this retelling is for me.
Read more of my reviews on JenRyland.com or check out my Bookstagram!
A tiny bit of background: I LOVE Little Women. Okay, the original does have its tedious aspects - the slow pace and the preachy parts - but the heart of story is about four sisters, their relationships with each another, and their journey to womanhood. That part of the story is pure gold. It's such a female-centered story, and a wonderful coming of age story, and an amazing sister story all in one. I've read the book multiple times, seen all the movies (well, 1933, 1949 and 1994) and read and enjoyed March by Geraldine Brooks, which is a sort-of retelling of the story from Mr. March's point of view.
I stopped reading The Spring Girls because I felt that it completely misunderstood Meg, Marmee, and Amy (at least in the part that I read.) Meg was described as the "princess" of the Spring family, a basic, big-breasted seductress (the size of her chest is mentioned more than once) who wears lacy panties and worked at Sephora and sleeps with a lot of boys. Meanwhile, Amy is a bland little innocent thing, just tagging along with her sisters. Just taking up space.
What? In the original, Meg is prissy and perfect. She's the one who follows all the rules and looks down on those who don't - like her rebellious sister Jo. It's true that she's materialistic - I think she believes that if she's perfect, she'll get the reward of a rich husband - but she has self-awareness about her own materialism. Meanwhile, Amy is far from bland or innocent and she plays an important part in the story. She's the spoiled princess of the family - the youngest child who throws tantrums, the vain one who is obsessed with her nose, the the spiteful one who burns Jo's manuscript. Yes, she redeems herself in the end, but she's a huge brat for much of the story. Why does Amy get zero personality in this story?
In the chapters of The Spring Girls that I read, Jo showed a bit of promise as a high school newspaper reporter with a potty mouth. Marmee's narration (she's called Meredith here which seemed really weird. Can't she be Maggie or Greta or even Marge lol?) also felt all wrong in the part I read - in the original, Marmee comes off as Meg 1.0 but then (spoiler alert) we find out that she's actually a lot like Jo, a woman who feels that she must control her "unwomanly" temper to be a proper lady and a role model to her daughters. While I love the idea of an LGBT element in a LW retelling, I didn't get to that part.
I'd love to see my beloved Little Women re-imagined thoughtfully and well- its ideas of womanhood are woefully out of date - but I just don't think this retelling is for me.
Read more of my reviews on JenRyland.com or check out my Bookstagram!
December 19, 2017
Otro libro que entra en la categoria NO PARA MI!!!
No me gusta leer autores de wattpad, no se porque, pero no me gusta...el hecho es que le dí una oportunidad a este libro porque es un retelling de Mujercitas, libro que leí por primera vez en 4to grado de la primaria cuando lo saque de la biblioteca del colegio, y después lo volví a leer muchas veces mas porque es un clásico.
Pero....este libro definitivamente no es para mi, no me gustó el estilo de la autora, ni como encaró la historía, ni siquiera los personajes, me aburri por demás y llegó un momento en que ya no me interesó leer más, llegar al final fue todo un reto!
En conclusión, no me gustó, pero como siempre digo esa es solo mi opinión cada uno debe hacer la suya.
No me gusta leer autores de wattpad, no se porque, pero no me gusta...el hecho es que le dí una oportunidad a este libro porque es un retelling de Mujercitas, libro que leí por primera vez en 4to grado de la primaria cuando lo saque de la biblioteca del colegio, y después lo volví a leer muchas veces mas porque es un clásico.
Pero....este libro definitivamente no es para mi, no me gustó el estilo de la autora, ni como encaró la historía, ni siquiera los personajes, me aburri por demás y llegó un momento en que ya no me interesó leer más, llegar al final fue todo un reto!
En conclusión, no me gustó, pero como siempre digo esa es solo mi opinión cada uno debe hacer la suya.
December 24, 2017
Rating: 2.5/5
This is based on the classic, Little Women by Louisa M Alcott, and endeavours to rewrite the original with a modern twist. I suspect this will prove to be one of those stories you’ll absolutely love or be somewhat ambivalent about. Unfortunately, I’m in the latter category. Yes, I did read and finish it but I struggled to do so. I found it difficult to relate to the characters, I felt little or no connection to them or their plights - which is very unusual for me! It is contemporary, examining a variety of issues through the experiences of the four young women, definitely striving to bring the classic up to date. Good job we're all different and like different things . . . this one isn’t for me but could well be just the book you’re looking for, if so, I really hope you enjoy it.
I requested and received a copy of this novel, via NetGalley. This is my honest review after choosing to read it.
This is based on the classic, Little Women by Louisa M Alcott, and endeavours to rewrite the original with a modern twist. I suspect this will prove to be one of those stories you’ll absolutely love or be somewhat ambivalent about. Unfortunately, I’m in the latter category. Yes, I did read and finish it but I struggled to do so. I found it difficult to relate to the characters, I felt little or no connection to them or their plights - which is very unusual for me! It is contemporary, examining a variety of issues through the experiences of the four young women, definitely striving to bring the classic up to date. Good job we're all different and like different things . . . this one isn’t for me but could well be just the book you’re looking for, if so, I really hope you enjoy it.
I requested and received a copy of this novel, via NetGalley. This is my honest review after choosing to read it.
September 10, 2018
4/5⭐️
Es un libro precioso.
Me ha gustado mucho.
Mujercitas, pero más moderno.
No es el típico libro adolescente que sólo trata de amor.
A mi lo que me ha aportado es que hay que respetar a cada persona y a sus sueños y metas en la vida.
Es un libro precioso.
Me ha gustado mucho.
Mujercitas, pero más moderno.
No es el típico libro adolescente que sólo trata de amor.
A mi lo que me ha aportado es que hay que respetar a cada persona y a sus sueños y metas en la vida.
August 20, 2021
Peores Lecturas 2018 #1
No sé que estaba esperando de un libro escrito por Anna Todd... pero definitivamente no era una masacre a uno de mis clásicos favoritos.
Esta adaptación de Mujercitas a un mundo moderno ha resultado en un fracaso total.
Comenzando con las hermanas Spring, quienes no le llegan ni a los talones a las hermanas March. Meg es una tipa frívola, superficial e interesada. Podría decir que Jo resultó un poco más decente que el resto de sus hermanas, pero aún así es necesario decir que su personalidad se siente forzada, como si tratara de mostrar algo que no es. El alma noble que se supone es Beth resulta en una personalidad sumisa y tonta. De Amy ya ni quiero hablar, sigo tratando de encontrarle sentido a su personajes, (no tiene capitulos contados desde su perspectiva, por lo que queda bastante relegada del resto de sus hermanas) tiene la personalidad más odiosa que jamás haya leído y aunque la Amy de "Mujercitas" tampoco sea santo de mi devoción al menos si tenemos un desarrollo de personaje en esa historia.
Luego tenemos a los personajes secundarios, Marmee (que aquí es Meredith) la madre de estas hermanas tiene una participación bastante pobre, no le enseña nada a sus hijas y sobre explota a la pobre de Beth. Se hace mención de un posible caso de alcoholismo y no tenemos un final para eso.
Algo parecido sucede con el señor Spring, quien al final sólo se ve retratado como un monigote que no tiene autoridad en su propia casa, pese a ser un herido de guerra. Si leíste "Mujercitas" sabes el peso que tiene el señor March en la vida de sus hijas, que pese a no estar físicamente con ellas funciona como una especie de guía moral en los momentos difíciles.
No conforme con destrozar a la familia March, también va y destruye a los Laurence.
Al viejo señor Laurence lo pinta como un viejito cascarrabias y a su tierna relación con Beth se limitó dos lineas donde se cuenta que le regalo un piano (al cual no se le vuelve a hacer referencia el resto de la novela).
A Lauire le quita todo su trasfondo trágico por el pasado de su familia, no tiene nigún tipo de aspiración y lo convierte en el perrito faldero de Jo. Eso si, el fanservice es latente. ¡Dale a los fans lo que que llevan esperando desde 1868!
¿Recuerdan a los King? ¿La familia para la cual trabajaba Meg, quienes no tenían un papel más relevante que ese? Son amos y señores de la historia, porque su vida resulta más interesante que la de los personajes que osaste en profanar.
Casi al final de la historia, Jo comenta que su familia es muy unida, querida, después de 400 paginas pienso que tu familia es todo menos unida.
Y ese es el problema de este "retelling" no se siente nada del ambiente familiar de los libros de Alcott, la familia de las hermanas Spring es hostil y se la pasan juzgando a la gente que los rodea.
Lo pero es que tampoco funciona como historia, porque todos los conflictos son apresurados, o demasiado largos, o inconclusos, o están ahí sin ninguna razónJhon Brooke.
Mi conclusión final es que no caigas en la misma trampa que yo, si te acercas a este libro por el gancho del "retelling" ¡ALÉJATE! Esto no es para ti.
No sé que estaba esperando de un libro escrito por Anna Todd... pero definitivamente no era una masacre a uno de mis clásicos favoritos.
Esta adaptación de Mujercitas a un mundo moderno ha resultado en un fracaso total.
Comenzando con las hermanas Spring, quienes no le llegan ni a los talones a las hermanas March. Meg es una tipa frívola, superficial e interesada. Podría decir que Jo resultó un poco más decente que el resto de sus hermanas, pero aún así es necesario decir que su personalidad se siente forzada, como si tratara de mostrar algo que no es. El alma noble que se supone es Beth resulta en una personalidad sumisa y tonta. De Amy ya ni quiero hablar, sigo tratando de encontrarle sentido a su personajes, (no tiene capitulos contados desde su perspectiva, por lo que queda bastante relegada del resto de sus hermanas) tiene la personalidad más odiosa que jamás haya leído y aunque la Amy de "Mujercitas" tampoco sea santo de mi devoción al menos si tenemos un desarrollo de personaje en esa historia.
Luego tenemos a los personajes secundarios, Marmee (que aquí es Meredith) la madre de estas hermanas tiene una participación bastante pobre, no le enseña nada a sus hijas y sobre explota a la pobre de Beth. Se hace mención de un posible caso de alcoholismo y no tenemos un final para eso.
Algo parecido sucede con el señor Spring, quien al final sólo se ve retratado como un monigote que no tiene autoridad en su propia casa, pese a ser un herido de guerra. Si leíste "Mujercitas" sabes el peso que tiene el señor March en la vida de sus hijas, que pese a no estar físicamente con ellas funciona como una especie de guía moral en los momentos difíciles.
No conforme con destrozar a la familia March, también va y destruye a los Laurence.
Al viejo señor Laurence lo pinta como un viejito cascarrabias y a su tierna relación con Beth se limitó dos lineas donde se cuenta que le regalo un piano (al cual no se le vuelve a hacer referencia el resto de la novela).
A Lauire le quita todo su trasfondo trágico por el pasado de su familia, no tiene nigún tipo de aspiración y lo convierte en el perrito faldero de Jo. Eso si, el fanservice es latente. ¡Dale a los fans lo que que llevan esperando desde 1868!
¿Recuerdan a los King? ¿La familia para la cual trabajaba Meg, quienes no tenían un papel más relevante que ese? Son amos y señores de la historia, porque su vida resulta más interesante que la de los personajes que osaste en profanar.
Casi al final de la historia, Jo comenta que su familia es muy unida, querida, después de 400 paginas pienso que tu familia es todo menos unida.
Y ese es el problema de este "retelling" no se siente nada del ambiente familiar de los libros de Alcott, la familia de las hermanas Spring es hostil y se la pasan juzgando a la gente que los rodea.
Lo pero es que tampoco funciona como historia, porque todos los conflictos son apresurados, o demasiado largos, o inconclusos, o están ahí sin ninguna razón
Mi conclusión final es que no caigas en la misma trampa que yo, si te acercas a este libro por el gancho del "retelling" ¡ALÉJATE! Esto no es para ti.
May 17, 2020
Am jurat că după seria After, nu voi mai citi nimic de la această autoare, dar masochismul de care dau dovadă uneori, m-a făcut să nu-mi ascult glasul interior... așa că am citit-o. Ce tâmpita sunt câteodată. Cartea e slabuță spre praf. Poate că nu e la fel de prost scrisă ca seria After, dar nici vreo mare evoluție nu am descoperit.
Avem în față patru surori cu vârste între 12 și 19 ani care traiesc împreună cu mama lor într-o bază militară americană. Se vrea a fi o lecție de viață, despre maturizare, despre puterea de a-ți alege propriul drum, dar e o lălăială cu niste personaje enervante, fără sare și piper. Da, sunt diferite... Da, au conflicte... Asta poate să le dea credibilitate, însă eu n-am rezonat cu niciuna. Meg este o curvistina, Beth suferă de iesitul în spațiile deschise, Jo își urăște surorile, Amy este o răsfățată, iar mama fetelor aproape o betiva.
Familia asta este oribilă și oricât am încercat, nu am putut să mă conectez cu ea.
În plus ce m-a enervat a fost constanta cu care autoarea încerca să le scuze faptele fetelor.. vai Amy are numai 12 ani, deaia ia decizii greșit, deaia este atât de rea, nu știe cum e viața... sau Jo nu știe nimic despre dragoste, dar e de înțeles are 17 ani. Hai ma lasi! Vârsta nu este un argument.
Am citit pe fb că acest roman este un remake contemporan al unei cărți clasice, dar n-am reținut care și nici nu mi-am bătut capul, dar cât de fără imaginație să fi, încât să rescri o carte deja scrisă? Și care ar fi scopul? Mi se pare aiurea. Îmi mențin ideea că autoarea asta nu trebuia să părăsească wattpad-ul, dar asta este doar părerea mea. În fine. 1 stea. Pierdere de timp.
Avem în față patru surori cu vârste între 12 și 19 ani care traiesc împreună cu mama lor într-o bază militară americană. Se vrea a fi o lecție de viață, despre maturizare, despre puterea de a-ți alege propriul drum, dar e o lălăială cu niste personaje enervante, fără sare și piper. Da, sunt diferite... Da, au conflicte... Asta poate să le dea credibilitate, însă eu n-am rezonat cu niciuna. Meg este o curvistina, Beth suferă de iesitul în spațiile deschise, Jo își urăște surorile, Amy este o răsfățată, iar mama fetelor aproape o betiva.
Familia asta este oribilă și oricât am încercat, nu am putut să mă conectez cu ea.
În plus ce m-a enervat a fost constanta cu care autoarea încerca să le scuze faptele fetelor.. vai Amy are numai 12 ani, deaia ia decizii greșit, deaia este atât de rea, nu știe cum e viața... sau Jo nu știe nimic despre dragoste, dar e de înțeles are 17 ani. Hai ma lasi! Vârsta nu este un argument.
Am citit pe fb că acest roman este un remake contemporan al unei cărți clasice, dar n-am reținut care și nici nu mi-am bătut capul, dar cât de fără imaginație să fi, încât să rescri o carte deja scrisă? Și care ar fi scopul? Mi se pare aiurea. Îmi mențin ideea că autoarea asta nu trebuia să părăsească wattpad-ul, dar asta este doar părerea mea. În fine. 1 stea. Pierdere de timp.
September 2, 2018
La verdad no se que decir de este libro, no me ha gustado demasiado no se si es por la forma de escribir de la autora, los personajes con los que no he conectado en ningún momento, o porque leí la versión clásica de este libro (mujercitas) y creo que es una versión actual llena de estereotipos y tópicos juveniles. Por otro lado, no me podido entender a ninguna de las 4 hermanas, Meg solo piensa en casarse, tener un marido y dudar entre su novio y su ex; Amy es muy tonta y superficial; Beth la pobre es la esclava de la casa, hace todas las tareas de casa (si porque su madre no hace nada literalmente y no es porque trabaje que no lo hace, solo se sienta y bebe, es que es muy cansado eso de ser esposa de un soldado y ni se preocupa de sus hijas, el dinero o como está la casa) y entre eso y que estudia en casa apenas sale de casa o tiene tiempo para ella; y Jo es la única que tiene alguna que otra aspiración y amor propio. En definitiva me quedo con la versión clásica aunque inocente de Mujercitas.
November 20, 2017
The Spring Girls by Anna Todd is a modern retelling of Little Women, which is, let’s be honest, every little girl’s favorite book. I was so excited to read this! I I love Louisa May Alcott and I love retellings of classics!
In The Spring Girls, Meg is a personal makeup artist to their wealthy neighbor, Mrs. King, Jo is counting the days until she can graduate and move to New York City, shy Beth is homeschooled, and Amy is there, too. The family is having mysterious financial worries, even though their father’s deployed and he’s just had some kind of promotion.
I wondered a little bit how this story would modernize successfully, since a lot of tension in Little Women has to do with the sisters needing to marry money or supplement the family with side income from a non-threatening small project, but it works, because the story is on an army base, with army wives selling candles and Lularoe and making a career out of being an officer’s wife. That part of the modernization is, unfortunately, just about the only thing that works.
Something is off with the pacing. I realize this sounds like useless workshop feedback, since I can articulate what’s not quite right without putting my finger on what, exactly, would fix it. The first third of the book takes place between Christmas Eve and New Years, including sections that are so beat-for-beat that it feels more like a parody than homage. Then, the story progresses in fits and starts, with some really forced events. The main pastime on this base is passing by and overhearing highly relevant conversations.
There’s a lot of cool foreshadowing here with John Brooke’s weird reluctance to introduce Meg to his mother (Is she too poor? Has her reputation, after an old boyfriend leaked an NSFW photo, reached his mom? Is he two-timing Meg?), but that’s never resolved. There’s also a lot of cool foreshadowing with Beth and her role in keeping her parents together, but that’s never resolved. And Jo is writing a Very Serious Piece for Vice (On spec, but with an assigned word count? On assignment, but without mentioning that she’s sixteen?), because she is every teenage girl with Big Dreams of being a writer in the Big City. Amy is there too.
In the last couple pages, there are so many revelations that there’s no time to process them. Amy is revealed as the real sender of tragic breakup emails from John Brooke to Meg, but Meg shrugs it off, since she’s about to leave the country with some other dude (I’m about 90% sure they’re going to Cambodia?), Jo bangs Laurie, Beth gets a girlfriend, and the financial weirdness with the March parents just goes totally unresolved. Amy is there, too.
In The Spring Girls, Meg is a personal makeup artist to their wealthy neighbor, Mrs. King, Jo is counting the days until she can graduate and move to New York City, shy Beth is homeschooled, and Amy is there, too. The family is having mysterious financial worries, even though their father’s deployed and he’s just had some kind of promotion.
I wondered a little bit how this story would modernize successfully, since a lot of tension in Little Women has to do with the sisters needing to marry money or supplement the family with side income from a non-threatening small project, but it works, because the story is on an army base, with army wives selling candles and Lularoe and making a career out of being an officer’s wife. That part of the modernization is, unfortunately, just about the only thing that works.
Something is off with the pacing. I realize this sounds like useless workshop feedback, since I can articulate what’s not quite right without putting my finger on what, exactly, would fix it. The first third of the book takes place between Christmas Eve and New Years, including sections that are so beat-for-beat that it feels more like a parody than homage. Then, the story progresses in fits and starts, with some really forced events. The main pastime on this base is passing by and overhearing highly relevant conversations.
There’s a lot of cool foreshadowing here with John Brooke’s weird reluctance to introduce Meg to his mother (Is she too poor? Has her reputation, after an old boyfriend leaked an NSFW photo, reached his mom? Is he two-timing Meg?), but that’s never resolved. There’s also a lot of cool foreshadowing with Beth and her role in keeping her parents together, but that’s never resolved. And Jo is writing a Very Serious Piece for Vice (On spec, but with an assigned word count? On assignment, but without mentioning that she’s sixteen?), because she is every teenage girl with Big Dreams of being a writer in the Big City. Amy is there too.
In the last couple pages, there are so many revelations that there’s no time to process them. Amy is revealed as the real sender of tragic breakup emails from John Brooke to Meg, but Meg shrugs it off, since she’s about to leave the country with some other dude (I’m about 90% sure they’re going to Cambodia?), Jo bangs Laurie, Beth gets a girlfriend, and the financial weirdness with the March parents just goes totally unresolved. Amy is there, too.
January 3, 2018
”Never, ever, let anyone take your strength. Don’t let anyone make you feel less than whole, and if they try, show them who you are.”
A CHARMING and COMPELLING coming-of-age saga that paints a vivid picture of sisterhood and the strong family bond, The Spring Girls grabs you and never lets go. This Little Women-inspired read is so RIVETING and RELATABLE. The setting of New Orleans and Germany were places I’ve lived or heavily frequented. I instantly related to the mother, Meredith, an Army wife of four children like me. I saw some of myself in each of the Spring girls. Each sister is so CHARMING and CHARISMATIC that you’ll be pressed to choose a favorite Spring girl. I LOVED everything about this spellbinding story of sisters.
We were a force of nature, the four of us Spring girls.
The Spring Girls is a POWERFUL and PASSIONATE story of love, acceptance, and identity discovery. This tale is brilliantly told with multiple heroine viewpoints that flawlessly flow into the overarching family saga. The Spring Girls is fresh, fun, and full of feels. I couldn’t put this book down. What an ENTHRALLING and EVOCATIVE journey!!! My only problem is that I NEED MORE!!!
I loved the plot twist. I loved the entire idea that people were never who we thought they were.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 strong ‘sisterhood’ stars
A MUST-READ MASTERPIECE!!!
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January 16, 2018
Had I not paid money for this book, it’s likely I wouldn’t have finished it. It is likely that my expectations for a “modern retelling” of my beloved Little Women were too high. I found that instead of the modern retelling I was hoping for, Ms. Todd used limited parts of Little Women (character names, limited characteristics of and facts about some characters) mostly as a jumping off point for her own story, which in very few ways mirrored the happenings and themes of the original. I found her characterizations of these beloved folks to not ring true and a disservice to the originals.
In addition, there were inconsistencies and mistakes throughout the book (often on the same page!), which undid any success that Ms. Todd’s words had achieved in pulling me into the world of the Spring Girls.
I’m sad this was such a disappointment for me - I was so excited when I heard about it and eager to dive into a new take on one of my favorites. What I found instead was lazy writing.
In addition, there were inconsistencies and mistakes throughout the book (often on the same page!), which undid any success that Ms. Todd’s words had achieved in pulling me into the world of the Spring Girls.
I’m sad this was such a disappointment for me - I was so excited when I heard about it and eager to dive into a new take on one of my favorites. What I found instead was lazy writing.
March 1, 2021
This is quite simply trash. It is a disgusting and insulting travesty of Louisa May Alcott's American classic which has been read and loved around the world for over one hundred fifty years. Virtually every page is littered with obscenities and casual sex, most of it involving pubescent and underage adolescents. It is devoid of any ethical or moral standards in conduct and character. I had planned to write a detailed critique of the plot and characters, but, honestly, it is not worth my time, and this revolting piece of toxic garbage is not worth reading. The best review of this monstrosity is Katherine's from 2018. She took the time I would't bother with. (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
December 30, 2017
A shaky 2 because I have several issues with how this was retold. Though I did enjoy one serious plot correction and also that Amy remains The Worst, no matter how many times and ways this is adapted.
June 23, 2021
The biggest disappointment of this year. The worst book. No words needed. I tried to be nice with Anna’s fans and with Anna herself while reading After (that’s why I read 2 volumes) but this novel was just cringe. If Louisa May Alcott was alive nowadays she totally deserved an apology from miss Todd.
The only thing that the original book and this one have in common is the name of the characters. And before saying something YES, I KNOW THIS IS A RETELLING BUT ANNA TODD FAILED AT WRITING AND THAT’S IT.
She lost herself multiple times and she couldn’t keep things straight. Like, in the very beginning she started to describe the landscape Jo saw on the window without finishing the idea and jumping into the description about Meg’s description and then describing their house. All those things were so exhausting and they either annoyed the readers or made them falling asleep while reading.
Then, I found Meredith’s monologue about giving birth to her girls really cringe. I mean, she said that she was eating tacos or chili (I can’t remember) when she found out she’s pregnant with Amy and she turned out to be as hot as the food her mother was eating in that moment. Excuse me, WHAT THE FUCK🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️
HOT??? HOT??? MF HOT??? YOU JUST CALLED A NEWBORN BABY HOT. Another thing that annoyed me at all was that Meredith haven’t so much words to say about Amy so she just described the times she helped her daughter to shave her legs. Meredith is the worse mom I’ve ever seen. She’s so bad but Anna tried to hide this thing by forcing Meredith to say IN EVERY CHAPTER that she allows her girls to dress however they want, she’s super indulgent and she tried her best. No, she didn’t.
I also hate the fact that Amy was portrayed as the little annoying girl and everyone left her out just because she was 12. What a cliché.
Now let’s talk about the other character, our girl Jo aka the most annoying person EVER. She’s so pick me, always trying to prove her sisters that ShE’s NoT lIkE oThEr GiRlS just because she dresses like a boy, she has a tumblr account and she’s waiting for “the perfect man”. The original Jo was brave, feminist and super badass but this one is just… really weird and mean. She is so poorly written but everyone seems to adore her, including Laurie. My boy Laurie was okay tho. I’m so sorry he was stuck in a cringe retelling with a lot of unrealistic characters.
Meg and Beth didn’t really exist in the book because their POVS wasn’t that good and they most talked about Jo and Amy even if THEY HAD LOTS OF CHAPTERS THAT SHOULD BE ABOUT THEM.
But talking about Jo again, let’s mention her relationship with Laurie. I know that he’s super clever and knows a lot of things, he’s an misunderstood artist but Jo literally saw him as a bad boy who has everything he wants. Literally she said one time that “she knows what boys like him are doing with their girlfriends” when their alone. What the f*ck man???
Their instant love was as bad as Jo’s mentality. This thing totally ruined the book because it was obvious that they have feelings for each other but they were too ✨edgy✨ to admit it. Like c’mon, who the f*ck thought that it was better for them to get together at the end of the book after a lot of pages with them being so In LoVe.
On the same vibe, the fact that Jo said that she was called “a b*tch” just because she hung out with Laurie didn’t sit right to me. LIKE GURL WHAT THE F*CK, DO YOU KNOW WHAT A “B*TCH” IS???
Another things that made Jo being a pick me girl: she literally looked in Laurie’s wallet without his permission and then act innocent because “she did nothing wrong”, called Laurie interesting just because HIS MOTHER read “The Bronze Horseman”, which isn’t even a classic or something, said that beautiful girls are always dumb and called Shelly a h0e, a b*tch and a snake just because Laurie chatted with her a while.
She was OBSESSED with Laurie. In the last chapters she went to his house just to have s3x with him and those scenes were just like the After ones.
I have no words. My brain, eyes and soul burned too much while I was reading this book. Oh my God…
The only thing that the original book and this one have in common is the name of the characters. And before saying something YES, I KNOW THIS IS A RETELLING BUT ANNA TODD FAILED AT WRITING AND THAT’S IT.
She lost herself multiple times and she couldn’t keep things straight. Like, in the very beginning she started to describe the landscape Jo saw on the window without finishing the idea and jumping into the description about Meg’s description and then describing their house. All those things were so exhausting and they either annoyed the readers or made them falling asleep while reading.
Then, I found Meredith’s monologue about giving birth to her girls really cringe. I mean, she said that she was eating tacos or chili (I can’t remember) when she found out she’s pregnant with Amy and she turned out to be as hot as the food her mother was eating in that moment. Excuse me, WHAT THE FUCK🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️
HOT??? HOT??? MF HOT??? YOU JUST CALLED A NEWBORN BABY HOT. Another thing that annoyed me at all was that Meredith haven’t so much words to say about Amy so she just described the times she helped her daughter to shave her legs. Meredith is the worse mom I’ve ever seen. She’s so bad but Anna tried to hide this thing by forcing Meredith to say IN EVERY CHAPTER that she allows her girls to dress however they want, she’s super indulgent and she tried her best. No, she didn’t.
I also hate the fact that Amy was portrayed as the little annoying girl and everyone left her out just because she was 12. What a cliché.
Now let’s talk about the other character, our girl Jo aka the most annoying person EVER. She’s so pick me, always trying to prove her sisters that ShE’s NoT lIkE oThEr GiRlS just because she dresses like a boy, she has a tumblr account and she’s waiting for “the perfect man”. The original Jo was brave, feminist and super badass but this one is just… really weird and mean. She is so poorly written but everyone seems to adore her, including Laurie. My boy Laurie was okay tho. I’m so sorry he was stuck in a cringe retelling with a lot of unrealistic characters.
Meg and Beth didn’t really exist in the book because their POVS wasn’t that good and they most talked about Jo and Amy even if THEY HAD LOTS OF CHAPTERS THAT SHOULD BE ABOUT THEM.
But talking about Jo again, let’s mention her relationship with Laurie. I know that he’s super clever and knows a lot of things, he’s an misunderstood artist but Jo literally saw him as a bad boy who has everything he wants. Literally she said one time that “she knows what boys like him are doing with their girlfriends” when their alone. What the f*ck man???
Their instant love was as bad as Jo’s mentality. This thing totally ruined the book because it was obvious that they have feelings for each other but they were too ✨edgy✨ to admit it. Like c’mon, who the f*ck thought that it was better for them to get together at the end of the book after a lot of pages with them being so In LoVe.
On the same vibe, the fact that Jo said that she was called “a b*tch” just because she hung out with Laurie didn’t sit right to me. LIKE GURL WHAT THE F*CK, DO YOU KNOW WHAT A “B*TCH” IS???
Another things that made Jo being a pick me girl: she literally looked in Laurie’s wallet without his permission and then act innocent because “she did nothing wrong”, called Laurie interesting just because HIS MOTHER read “The Bronze Horseman”, which isn’t even a classic or something, said that beautiful girls are always dumb and called Shelly a h0e, a b*tch and a snake just because Laurie chatted with her a while.
She was OBSESSED with Laurie. In the last chapters she went to his house just to have s3x with him and those scenes were just like the After ones.
I have no words. My brain, eyes and soul burned too much while I was reading this book. Oh my God…
January 4, 2018
ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott has been always one of my favorite reads. This classic gem was one unforgettable read that showcased strength, resiliency, family, love, and all the feels. It will always be remembered as the book that made me fall in love with Meg, Beth, Amy and Jo March. And so when I heard Anna Todd was doing a modern retelling of the book, titled The Spring Girls, I knew I had to get my hands on this book.
Though Alcott’s version will always be a literary classic gem, Anna Todd did a marvelous job in putting in her own spin to the story. Todd’s style of writing brings forth a new flare to the characters as she brought life to one of my all time favorite characters, Jo. And for Todd to give Jo and her sisters a voice, this book took on a life of its own as it showcased and emphasized the bond of sisterhood, independence and acceptance. So if you are a Little Women fan, this book might resonate to you on a different level as it is given a new modern fresh perspective.
Anna Todd
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott has been always one of my favorite reads. This classic gem was one unforgettable read that showcased strength, resiliency, family, love, and all the feels. It will always be remembered as the book that made me fall in love with Meg, Beth, Amy and Jo March. And so when I heard Anna Todd was doing a modern retelling of the book, titled The Spring Girls, I knew I had to get my hands on this book.
Though Alcott’s version will always be a literary classic gem, Anna Todd did a marvelous job in putting in her own spin to the story. Todd’s style of writing brings forth a new flare to the characters as she brought life to one of my all time favorite characters, Jo. And for Todd to give Jo and her sisters a voice, this book took on a life of its own as it showcased and emphasized the bond of sisterhood, independence and acceptance. So if you are a Little Women fan, this book might resonate to you on a different level as it is given a new modern fresh perspective.
Anna Todd
January 4, 2018
This is a modern day version of Little Women that was like looking into the window of a home I was walking by and zooming in on a snapshot of the family’s daily life. Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are the Spring Girls, they live with their mum Meredith who is doing her best to raise them in their father’s absence overseas serving in the military. They live on an Army base and move around every few years or so and money is tight for them.
The story is set in today’s world but at times often felt like it was more like the earlier setting as they lived quite a simple, non-materialistic life. The girls were sharing bedrooms, sometimes beds, they borrowed each other’s clothes and Meg has dreams for her future that seem quite outdated.
Meg is the eldest and has dreams of marrying a military man and having a family. She is beautiful and attracts a lot of attention. Not always good though, over the years she has had issues with boys taking advantage of her and other girls being jealous of her. Having her private life splashed across social media was one of the most difficult things she has had to endure so each move the family makes to a new base is a bit of a blessing for her. The opportunity to start fresh can have it’s positive side.
Beth is quite shy and very much a homebody. She loves to bake and take care of things at home. She is home schooled and finds socialising / making friends very difficult. She is very much the care giver in the Spring house and steps up when Meredith is feeling overwhelmed.
Jo has dreams of getting away from the family home as soon as she graduates high school. She wants to move to New York and be a journalist for her favourite magazine. She is very well read and has strong opinions on issues going on in the world and can often be found with her nose in a book. She is quite a striking looking young woman but is completely unaware of it, she loathes how much girls worry about how they look and prefers a more natural, casual look.
Amy is the baby of the family at 12 years old. She is rumbunctious and loves to get involved in all of her sister’s business. She hates to miss out and is not backwards in coming forward. She is impatient to grow up and be more like her older sisters.
We follow each sister as they navigate their way through friendships, romance, love and heartache. They may not always see eye to eye but the bond between them is unbreakable.
‘Never, ever, let anyone take your strength, girls. Don’t let anyone make you feel less than whole, and if they try, show them who you are.’ – Meredith Spring (Mum).
The story is set in today’s world but at times often felt like it was more like the earlier setting as they lived quite a simple, non-materialistic life. The girls were sharing bedrooms, sometimes beds, they borrowed each other’s clothes and Meg has dreams for her future that seem quite outdated.
Meg is the eldest and has dreams of marrying a military man and having a family. She is beautiful and attracts a lot of attention. Not always good though, over the years she has had issues with boys taking advantage of her and other girls being jealous of her. Having her private life splashed across social media was one of the most difficult things she has had to endure so each move the family makes to a new base is a bit of a blessing for her. The opportunity to start fresh can have it’s positive side.
Beth is quite shy and very much a homebody. She loves to bake and take care of things at home. She is home schooled and finds socialising / making friends very difficult. She is very much the care giver in the Spring house and steps up when Meredith is feeling overwhelmed.
Jo has dreams of getting away from the family home as soon as she graduates high school. She wants to move to New York and be a journalist for her favourite magazine. She is very well read and has strong opinions on issues going on in the world and can often be found with her nose in a book. She is quite a striking looking young woman but is completely unaware of it, she loathes how much girls worry about how they look and prefers a more natural, casual look.
Amy is the baby of the family at 12 years old. She is rumbunctious and loves to get involved in all of her sister’s business. She hates to miss out and is not backwards in coming forward. She is impatient to grow up and be more like her older sisters.
We follow each sister as they navigate their way through friendships, romance, love and heartache. They may not always see eye to eye but the bond between them is unbreakable.
‘Never, ever, let anyone take your strength, girls. Don’t let anyone make you feel less than whole, and if they try, show them who you are.’ – Meredith Spring (Mum).
December 23, 2017
A retelling of
Little women
. A story of a woman and her 4 daughters and how they come about in age when their mom is struggling at home as dad is away serving the country.
The story is interesting in the sense the daily struggles of teenage girls, their budding awareness of their sexuality, their surroundings and entailing realizations
I found the characters not clearly etched, but thats just me.
Meg is the eldest , she's supposedly the leader and her mom's shoulder to prop on. But her physical attributes fascinated the writer more than her moral attitudes.
She's a bit promiscuous and is very aware of her effects on boys
Amy , though plainer in comparison, is by no means less attractive . She generally follows Meg
Jo is really wild in her imagination and attitude. Materialistic to a fault, she comes across a tad too insensitive at times. And she's a potty mouth !!! Very outspoken and opinionated, she can argue !!
Beth is the Baby and adorable
I'm going to be honest and say , calling their mom Meredith or marmee, irritated me a bit
All in all interesting story
Just my opinion -Classics shouldn't be messed with. End of !
Please go ahead and enjoy the book
3.5 stars
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The story is interesting in the sense the daily struggles of teenage girls, their budding awareness of their sexuality, their surroundings and entailing realizations
I found the characters not clearly etched, but thats just me.
Meg is the eldest , she's supposedly the leader and her mom's shoulder to prop on. But her physical attributes fascinated the writer more than her moral attitudes.
She's a bit promiscuous and is very aware of her effects on boys
Amy , though plainer in comparison, is by no means less attractive . She generally follows Meg
Jo is really wild in her imagination and attitude. Materialistic to a fault, she comes across a tad too insensitive at times. And she's a potty mouth !!! Very outspoken and opinionated, she can argue !!
Beth is the Baby and adorable
I'm going to be honest and say , calling their mom Meredith or marmee, irritated me a bit
All in all interesting story
Just my opinion -Classics shouldn't be messed with. End of !
Please go ahead and enjoy the book
3.5 stars
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January 10, 2018
Lets just first off by saying that this cover is absolutely stunning and goes perfectly with the title of the book. The moment I saw the cover I thought to myself that this book would look beautiful sitting on a bookshelf. As I looked more closely at the cover I saw that it was a modern-day retelling of Little Women. I was very intrigued to see what Todd would do with my beloved characters of Little Women.
Let me first off by saying that this is a VERY modern take on Little Women. I am talking Laurie has a man bun modern. There is no hint of the past in this book. I was however very thankful to see each character represented. Sometimes in modern retellings, the main characters are removed to move the story along more quickly. I was glad that in this version Jo still loved to write, Meg still wants to get married and have a family, Amy still wants the best things out of life, and Beth is still introverted.
Unfortunately, this book did not hit the mark for me. The sweetness that Alcott wrote into her characters was completely gone in this retelling. The Spring girls did not support each other or love one another in the same way as the March family did. It felt like every modern day trope that affects girls in the twenty-first century was added to make drama in this book. For the length of the book I thought that I would see some growth in the characters, but instead, Todd focuses on the younger years of the Spring sisters which left a bit to much high school drama for my taste.
Let me first off by saying that this is a VERY modern take on Little Women. I am talking Laurie has a man bun modern. There is no hint of the past in this book. I was however very thankful to see each character represented. Sometimes in modern retellings, the main characters are removed to move the story along more quickly. I was glad that in this version Jo still loved to write, Meg still wants to get married and have a family, Amy still wants the best things out of life, and Beth is still introverted.
Unfortunately, this book did not hit the mark for me. The sweetness that Alcott wrote into her characters was completely gone in this retelling. The Spring girls did not support each other or love one another in the same way as the March family did. It felt like every modern day trope that affects girls in the twenty-first century was added to make drama in this book. For the length of the book I thought that I would see some growth in the characters, but instead, Todd focuses on the younger years of the Spring sisters which left a bit to much high school drama for my taste.
October 21, 2018
Love Cassandra Campbell (one of the narrators). My favorite childhood book, Little Women. An entertaining Modern-Day Retelling. Highly recommend the audiobook.
December 23, 2020
Foi o meu primeiro livro da Anna Todd e... que desilusão. Leitura entediante e sem qualquer conteúdo. É uma adaptação do livro Mulherzinhas aos mundos de hoje, mas bastante fraca, na minha opinião.
Conta a vida de Meg, Jo, Beth e Amy - quatro irmãs cujo pai trabalha no exército -, abordando a relação entre elas e as suas histórias de amores e desamores. Não me acrescentou nada e não recomendo.
Conta a vida de Meg, Jo, Beth e Amy - quatro irmãs cujo pai trabalha no exército -, abordando a relação entre elas e as suas histórias de amores e desamores. Não me acrescentou nada e não recomendo.
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