Welcome to Litsy!

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I'm so excited for this movie, i haven't read the book but this adaptation looks so good. And the cast looks amazing.

#sunshine #quotsyaug19

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I have been reading quite a bit .. but i havent been able to do very much or really keep up 😕

My parents would tell me that I was born in the wrong era because of my love for classics and the old Hollywood stars Jimmy Stewart and Katherine Hepburn. I have Hepburn's Jo from the 30s, June Allyson's Jo from the 50s with Elizabeth Taylor as Amy, the 70s version with Meredith Baxter, and the 90s with Wynona Ryder. My favorite has always been Hepburn.

Until tonight. I have betrayed her. This version was completely heart-rending and joyous. 😍

My favourite classic ever. 😍

I heard recently that there's going to be a new film adaptation of Little Women with a pretty awesome cast (Meryl Streep, Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan).
We had the old film on video and I used to watch it when I was off school sick.
And obviously the book is great too 😉

#QuotsyJuly2019 #Vacation @TK-421

“Jo never, never would learn to be proper, for when he said that as they stood upon the steps, she just put both hands into his, whispering tenderly, ‘Not empty now,‘ and stooping down, kissed her Friedrich under the umbrella. It was dreadful, but she would have done it if the flock of draggle-tailed sparrows on the hedge had been human beings, for she was very far gone indeed, and quite regardless of everything but her own happiness.”

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The story of four young women setting aside personal ambition to pursue docile domesticity; A book filled to the brim with moralizing lectures for "young women" to be demure, submissive, and unconditionally self-sacrificing....

My recommendation? Read this, if only to realize our privilege of living in a time when little girls are encouraged to dream big dreams and when "Little Women" continues to be marketed as a "must read for young girls".

Up next - so many wonderful memories. My Nanny (grandmother) gave me my first copy for my 8th birthday. I have several copies now. My husband thinks this is weird, but because of Litsy, I know there are others who do the same. This reread will be for #PopSugar2019 prompt - someone reading on TV (Joey from Friends). I will probably reread Little Men next for reread of a favorite book. Little Men is the reason I became a teacher.

“This household happiness did not come all at once, but John and Meg had found the key to it, and each year of married life taught them how to use it, unlocking the treasures of real home love and mutual helpfulness, which the poorest may possess, and the richest cannot buy. This is the sort of shelf on which young wives and mothers may consent to be laid, safe from the restless fret and fever of the world...”

“That was all, except a little pause. Then Laurie straightened himself up, said, ‘It‘s all right, never mind,‘ and went away without another word.”

We brake for Library Book Sales!

Children‘s book sale this time. We missed opening day but still some goodies found.

Not just an #oldfavorite but also my oldest favorite, and my annual Christmastime re-read. The embroidery cover edition is my latest acquisition, purchased at Orchard House when I went on the tour a few years back. The copy in front is the first one I received at the age of 10. So much 💖 for this book.

#30junebooks @howjessreads

#WanderingJune #HospitalRead Chapter 13 ~ sort of serendipitous ✨Sorry, I‘m a little unresponsive. Hubs has been in hospital since Sunday evening. It‘s been a rough few days. Not doing much reading or Litsying. Just trying to navigate hospital jargon. Hub has some sort of unknown virus which is leaving him depleted.

I always thought arnica was my own secret weapon but there it is in 1868!!! #LiveandLearn #Booked2019 #PublicDomain @SerialReader 🙌🏻♥️ #pop19 #bookbecomingamovie2019

Found near the library in Eagle, CO. I hve noclue what it is but it‘s lovely.

I found this difficult to read as I often do with classics and I can‘t say I particularly enjoyed it but I read it with Bella and she enjoyed it very much - she‘s a sucker for a fiesty girl and a love story it would seem, no matter how it‘s packaged! I‘m proud of her for getting to the end of this one as the language and style was much trickier than The Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables which we‘ve read and loved #raisingreaders

A classic

This is a really good book about growing up,

Just made a short stop on our way to Verona... In the little shop I just saw the first Italian books... 😍🎉😍🎉 #sarahsflorencetrip

This week our daughter, Grace Josephine, was born on Shakespeare‘s birthday and World Book Day. My bookworm in the making gets her middle name from Jo March (bonus for Jo Rowling too)! We‘re in love. 💙

We toured Louisa May Alcott‘s home, Orchard House yesterday which was a real treat. The docent was terrific and very enthusiastic so we learned a lot about Louisa, her family and famous friends such as Emerson and Thoreau. It was very cool to see the desk that she sat at while writing Little Women. A great place to visit if you‘re in the Boston area!

#shessocold when Amy falls through the ice. My first thought for the prompt from one of my all time favorite books. #anglophileapril

I'm Jo March. Take the quiz and find out what literary classic character you are.

http://www.bookishbuzz.info/which-classic-literary-character-are-you/

Current read for my book club

I loved this book inspite of its sentimentality. Though it became preachy and moralistic at times, I couldn't help but love Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Jo was my favorite, of course.
It is funny, simple and has a genuineness which is endearing. It was written for young girls, but I don't think I would have liked it at that age. I would recommend little doses of it for people who, like me, are not too fond of sweets.

Little Women is 150 years old?
#page2screen 🎬

After dealing with seemingly unending car repairs, I‘m feeling Meg‘s pain right now. Still waiting on Julie Andrews to show up and tell me I‘m actually a princess.

Oh the excitement when kindle was offering Little Women free today.

I know I‘ve been away from Litsy for a while but I had a big life event and I really wanted to share it with all my friends on here! I got engaged on the top of Mt. Fuji at sunrise! About the little women: at one point early in our relationship I told him that instead of giving me a ring he could give me a first print first edition of little women 😂 So as a part of the engagement he gave me a new little women with an engagement ring bookmark!!

Nice article about books that will be/ already are TV Shows. And probably some book tips as well.
https://offtheshelf.com/2018/06/a-bookish-guide-to-the-must-see-tv-shows-of-the-...

A perfect day to visit Orchard House, the home of Louisa May Alcott. If you are ever in the Concord, MA area, this is definitely worth the price of admission. We also went to the Concord Museum, where Emerson‘s study is recreated in exact detail. Didn‘t make it to the Emerson House, because we spent a lot of time at Minuteman National Historical Park. A history/literature day for us!

“Meg‘s high-heeled slippers were dreadfully tight, and hurt her, though she would not own it, and Jo‘s nineteen hair-pins all seemed stuck straight into her head, which was not exactly comfortable; but, dear me, let us be elegant or die.”

Feminist sarcasm from 1868. 👍

#bookcougars #readalong #summeroflittlewomen

Reading the unabridged copy. 600 pages. Wow. Loving it though. I always identified with Jo. #pbs great American read #little women pbs

Can‘t wait to start this book today!! But turn the pages gently.. this is an old book copyright 1911

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First book of #GARBingo complete! I REALLY enjoyed Little Women, a lot more than I thought I would honestly because it was really just short stories of all the March sisters as they mature (rather than following a single plot). I usually get bored with stories like those but this kept me engaged! It‘s a wonderful coming of age book and, if I were to have any daughters, I would happily pass it on to them!

#ReadingResolutions #RainbowStack @Jess7
📷 from Instagram i love the look of it.
I thought it was good to use for today's prompt

A little cover love, a day late. #ReadingResolutions

Re-read😍

@DeborahSmall totally speechless about your generosity. I really love everything. 😍😱😉 I think, my tbr was your best friend the last days. 😍 Thank you so much. 😘😘😘

1938 copy of Gone with the Wind! 😍 My boyfriend‘s mom — also a bibliophile — loaned it to me, and told me it was her grandmother‘s copy. How cool! I‘ll have to take great care when I start reading this one; it did turn 80 this year!

Happy Wednesday! @MinDea
1. Work emails. (I can‘t show a real picture of emails because they‘re work related of course!)
2. I haven‘t been feeling shows, but I just finished Tabula Rasa on Netflix and I don‘t know what to do with my life now.
3. Black/Dark Brown
4. Burgers and hot dogs!
5. So many!! I don‘t have just one!

“Elegance has a bad effect on my constitution.”

Story of my life, Louisa May Alcott. 😳 #literaryclassics #longweekendreads

Little Women on PBS is so utterly delightful. I love it so.