In spite of all the books I own and have started, I decided to go with Little Women. So far I'm 30% through it, and it's pretty enjoyable so far. Sometimes I feel like it gets a bit preachy, especially when the overly righteous mother starts teaching the girls morals, but other than that it's going well. So far not much has happened in the way of plot, but I'm sure it's setting up for things to come. Every chapter is a new story about things that happen to the 4 March girls, but not a continuation of anything except their friendship with Laurie. We'll see how that goes.
Beth bothers me a little though. She is so meek and bashful that it's almost annoying to read. She also keeps saying how stupid she is, which I don't readily accept either. Additionally, she is too good for a normal person that she doesn't seem like a believable character. Maybe I'll feel some sympathy at some point, but if not it won't be the first time I don't sympathize with the right characters.
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