Comments on: Books on Screen — Little Women http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/ Book reviews for children and adults Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Liz http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/comment-page-1/#comment-27428 Liz Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:51:07 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=231#comment-27428 I completely agree! This adaptation was horrible! They added unnecessary scenes that weren't in the book including the scenes where the sisters dressed up and acted out Jo's plays. The relationship between Meg and Mr. Brook played how very differently in the novel versus the movie. Winona Ryder is waaaaay to melodramatic as Jo. I hate how Hollywood can't stay true to the classics. I completely agree! This adaptation was horrible! They added unnecessary scenes that weren’t in the book including the scenes where the sisters dressed up and acted out Jo’s plays. The relationship between Meg and Mr. Brook played how very differently in the novel versus the movie. Winona Ryder is waaaaay to melodramatic as Jo. I hate how Hollywood can’t stay true to the classics.

]]> By: Heather Goodman http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/comment-page-1/#comment-2971 Heather Goodman Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:21:09 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=231#comment-2971 Michelle, Catnip, and Linda--yeah, the boiled down factor always changes things. Sometimes I think they should stop making books into movies--they're too different genres. I really don't know why I loved this movie so much considering the fact that I usually don't, but maybe it had been long enough since when I'd read the book. Who knows! Shauna--I've read Little Men (didn't like it nearly as much as Little Women), but I'd never heard of Jo's Boys. I have an Alcott edition that include the two Little's and a bunch of short stories. I don't think I ever finished all the short stories. Hmmm. I'll have to go back to that. Tanya and Chrisin--You should see my list of books that somehow I made it through high school without reading. My booklist is ever growing. I think it's impossible to actually finish! Michelle, Catnip, and Linda–yeah, the boiled down factor always changes things. Sometimes I think they should stop making books into movies–they’re too different genres. I really don’t know why I loved this movie so much considering the fact that I usually don’t, but maybe it had been long enough since when I’d read the book. Who knows!
Shauna–I’ve read Little Men (didn’t like it nearly as much as Little Women), but I’d never heard of Jo’s Boys. I have an Alcott edition that include the two Little’s and a bunch of short stories. I don’t think I ever finished all the short stories. Hmmm. I’ll have to go back to that.
Tanya and Chrisin–You should see my list of books that somehow I made it through high school without reading. My booklist is ever growing. I think it’s impossible to actually finish!

]]> By: Mocha with Linda http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/comment-page-1/#comment-2967 Mocha with Linda Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:30:37 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=231#comment-2967 Loved the book. Thought the movie was okay but not as good as the book. But I did like that they gave the Professor a little more attention. He was so briefly mentioned in the book that I hardly realized who he was and then Jo was marring him. I wanted more details. Yeah, Amy & Laurie deserved each other. :-) And I'll be a member of the "I'm Jo" club. I always wanted a garrett. Loved the book. Thought the movie was okay but not as good as the book. But I did like that they gave the Professor a little more attention. He was so briefly mentioned in the book that I hardly realized who he was and then Jo was marring him. I wanted more details.

Yeah, Amy & Laurie deserved each other. :-)

And I’ll be a member of the “I’m Jo” club. I always wanted a garrett.

]]> By: Pamela http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/comment-page-1/#comment-2952 Pamela Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:13:07 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=231#comment-2952 Oh Heather... what a delightful post. I always felt the same way about Laurie (and I always wondered why they called him a girls name..tsk) Oh Heather… what a delightful post.
I always felt the same way about Laurie (and I always wondered why they called him a girls name..tsk)

]]> By: Christin http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/comment-page-1/#comment-2946 Christin Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:38:11 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=231#comment-2946 I haven't read Little Women either. *blush*, but I did watch the movie. I don't remember it completely though. Perhaps I'll read the book (eventually - add it to my long list!) and watch the movie again. :) There are a ton of classics I've never read. I think I was totally deprived as a child - and I say that with a straight face. Something I don't want my children to experience. How fun it will be for us to explore these wonderful books together! :) I haven’t read Little Women either. *blush*, but I did watch the movie. I don’t remember it completely though. Perhaps I’ll read the book (eventually – add it to my long list!) and watch the movie again. :) There are a ton of classics I’ve never read. I think I was totally deprived as a child – and I say that with a straight face. Something I don’t want my children to experience. How fun it will be for us to explore these wonderful books together! :)

]]> By: Jennifer (5 Minutes for Books) http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 Jennifer (5 Minutes for Books) Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:06:06 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=231#comment-2945 Awesome Heather! Thanks for doing this. I love your examination of the book and the movie and how they each affected you. Awesome Heather! Thanks for doing this.

I love your examination of the book and the movie and how they each affected you.

]]> By: Shauna http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/comment-page-1/#comment-2944 Shauna Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:20:12 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=231#comment-2944 Mainly, it was too politically correct and Hollywoodized for my taste. I love Alcott, I identify with Jo more than any other literary character ever, and Little Women along with Little Men and Jo's Boys are among my favorite books. I knew nothing would ever compare to the book and tried to have reasonable expectations of the movie and appreciate it in its own right, but I was still disappointed with the liberties they took with the story and especially the characters. Winona Ryder bears almost no resemblance to Alcott's Jo, and making the professor handsome seemed to miss the point of why Jo fell for him. Susan Sarandon also seemed to impose some of her personal views on the character of Marmee. But we all like what we like, and movie preferences are so subjective. To each her own! Mainly, it was too politically correct and Hollywoodized for my taste. I love Alcott, I identify with Jo more than any other literary character ever, and Little Women along with Little Men and Jo’s Boys are among my favorite books. I knew nothing would ever compare to the book and tried to have reasonable expectations of the movie and appreciate it in its own right, but I was still disappointed with the liberties they took with the story and especially the characters. Winona Ryder bears almost no resemblance to Alcott’s Jo, and making the professor handsome seemed to miss the point of why Jo fell for him. Susan Sarandon also seemed to impose some of her personal views on the character of Marmee. But we all like what we like, and movie preferences are so subjective. To each her own!

]]> By: Nise' http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/231/little-women/comment-page-1/#comment-2937 Nise' Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:54:09 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=231#comment-2937 I re-read Little Women last month and have been wondering about this movie version. I re-read Little Women last month and have been wondering about this movie version.

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