Little Men by Louisa May Alcott is the sequel to Little Women and Good Wives. We follow the boys at Jo & Professor Bhaer’s school at Plumfield.
I gave this book 3.5 out of 5 stars. I love Alcott’s writing style. It is warm, charming and engaging. Her characters are interesting, funny, sweet, varied and realistic. Reading this is like stepping back in time and experiencing life with people of a different age in the best possible way. The faith element and life lessons are still so beautiful and helpful to read.
This book isn’t as well done as it’s predecessors and I think it has to do with how many children we are trying to follow. In LW & GW we stick to 4 main characters, but here we are following anywhere from 7-15 kids and that leaves very little time to really get to know each one or feel invested in their individual stories. Furthermore, I would have liked to see some of the old familiar characters for an update on their lives, but we don’t get that. It probably didn't help that there is no overarching plot to the book. I found, with no particular destination for the story, it rambled.
Overall, it was an interesting read, if slow and less gripping.
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