Pigebørn (1868)

Well, I suppose I read this because I hadn't yet and because it's rather a classic of American literature. Also, it seems there's a movie adaptation that has come out recently. Well, I'll not likely make the movie, so why not try the book?

So, we're in a family with four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Hmmm....four sisters! I married into a family of four sisters. They also did have one brother, but I can forget about him. Anyway, next thing you know, I'm judging which sister is which. Yes, the young, vain one, Amy, is a reasonable model for my youngest sister-in-law. Then, the third one, Beth, is the "quiet" one. Yup, that's the next younger sister-in-law. The active one who gets things done, Jo, is much like my spouse. The only problem is that the older sister-in-law, is a bit weird to fit the model of Meg. Well, three for four isn't bad. Also, I would like to note that far and away my favorite of the March sisters is also far and away the favorite of the four sisters in my in-law's family, and fortunately, that sister happens to be my spouse.

Well, it was a fun enough read. Most likely, it's a bit too moral and preachy for modern tastes, but since I'm a repressed, elderly Calvinist, I didn't mind the preachiness too much. It felt comforting and familiar.

The one thing I found odd was that the March women kept bewailing their "poverty". Well, at least when they weren't seeing their poverty in the light of a good moral lesson, e.g. better a household filled with love than a rich household barren of affection. Well, they never had to skip meals, they had their own house, they had clothes, albeit ones they had to modify themselves so as to suit current fashions, and they had a damn servant (albeit one who was much like a member of the family).

Anyway, it's a GoodRead, and I'm glad I finally got around to it.
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Primero, la edicion.
Parece ser que hay dos ediciones, la que se publica en EEUU y la que se publica fuera.
La de EEUU realmente son dos libros "Mujercitas" "Las buenas esposas". Si tu libro tiene mas de 300 paginas, es esta. El mio tenia como 250 asi que solo tiene la primera parte.

Despues de leer un poco de "Las buenas esposas" decidi que no merecia la pena. He leido como acaba y menos mal que no he continuado.

Primero hablemos de "mujercitas", 4 hermanas de entra 12 y 17, cada una con una caracteristica (una musica, otra pintura, otra literatura y la mayor... Que es guapa?) . De las cuales la unica que es memorable es Jo.

Cada capitulo es autocontenido en el sentido que hay algun conflicto y una conclusion moral. Quiza menos por el final donde los capitulos se siguen los unos a otros.

Mucha leccion moral para mi. Al final no puedo decidir si la autora quiere decir en serio lo que escribe o quiere decir justo lo contrario. Sobretodo con el final de "las buenas esposas". Queria criticar la sociedad para enseñarnos como aplastaba a las mujeres de la epoca?

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"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen."
- Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

After reading both 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Exorcist' I needed a break from Satan and settled on this gorgeous little classic which really did make my heart feel good. I'll certainly miss the sisters March and all the small joys they brought me ♥️ ( )

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Overall I really liked this book. There were points where it was a bit to preachy for my personal taste (though it is fitting with the times in which it was written) and I'm not keen on all the women having to give up their artistic pursuits (again fits with the time and expectations for women but I'm still not keen on it).
I will say though I have no idea why everyone hates on Amy. I found her to be an all together interesting character. Jo also had a temper and did horrible things to her so I don't see why the hate is all lumped on to Amy. Perhaps if I had read this as a kid I would have felt differently, but I like Amy. ( )