JulieAloha

I think I first read Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women when I was 14; it’s a very different experience at age 48. At 14 I was struck by the romance and character of each girl, broken-hearted at Beth’s condition and dismayed when the story didn’t pan out the way I expected in the end. After years of experience and sorrows of my own I felt much deeper connections with these women, aching for their frailties and struggles, appreciating their wit and strengths better, and taking in the final chapters with greater understanding and acceptance.

Completed 11/27/17, current balance 252.5 points