![]() ![]() ![]() So I accepted this as in the spirit of the original and enjoyed the story mightily. If Louisa May Alcott can do it, so can Terciero. However, this feels true to the original, which occasionally has Marmee give speeches to the girls about the lessons they should learn. If readers have one criticism with Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, I suspect that it will be that the messages can be heavy-handed. In many ways, this feels like the Little Women many readers have wanted all along. Where Louisa May Alcott’s original novel may be said to have promoted virtues such as humility, hard work, and cheerfulness, Rey Terciero’s re-imagining promotes values of inclusion, diversity, and feminism. This means not only setting the story in modern-day New York City and featuring the Marches as a blended family, but also espousing contemporary values. ![]() ![]() Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy is a Little Women updated for a modern audience. A graphic novel retelling of Little Women set in modern-day New York City. Together, they will face whatever life throws at them and come out stronger. But they soon realize that others have it worse than they do, and that there is still plenty in life to appreciate. The March sisters are facing a Christmas without presents as their mom works late shifts as a nurse and their father serves overseas. ![]()
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