I think it's very brave to take on a beloved classic and do
a modern remake. Personally, I was curious to see how Anna
Todd's version would turn out to be. I have not read the
original novel, only seen movie versions, so I do not have
to compare THE SPRING GIRLS to the original book. If you
have read LITTLE WOMEN or seen any of the movies you already
know the book is about four young sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth,
and Amy and their lives and dreams in Massachusetts in the
19th century.
In this modern remake, their father is a soldier, just as in
the original, although here he is on assignment in Iraq. The
four sisters are army brats and they are very different; Meg
is aspiring to become an officer's wife, Beth is afraid to
leave the house, Jo dreams about becoming a journalist, and
young Amy can't wait to grow up. And, their mom tries to
raise them to become sensible women.
THE SPRING GIRLS is one of those books that seemed to be
more interesting than it turned out to be. I guess my
expectations were too high, or rather, in this case, I was
not the right reader. After a promising start, I did feel
that the book was all about boys. And, if that's what you
are after then you will love this book. THE SPRING GIRLS
deals with nowadays problems that young girls face every
day. From growing up with a father that is hardly home, to
problems both at home and in school. I found the writing to
be perfectly good and the book was easy to read, I was just
not that interested in the girls. To be honest, I didn't
like any of them which made the book a bit of a struggle to
read since I couldn't find myself completely taken with the
young Spring sisters. However, I do think that if you like
reading remakes or mashups, then you should try out THE
SPRING GIRLS.
The Spring Girls—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—are a force of
nature on the New Orleans military base where they live. As
different as they are, with their father on tour in Iraq and
their mother hiding something, their fears are very much the
same. Struggling to build lives they can be proud of and
that will lift them out of their humble station in life, one
year will determine all that their futures can become.
The oldest, Meg, will be an officer’s wife and enter
military society like so many of the women she admires. If
her passion—and her reputation—don’t derail her.
Beth, the workhorse of the family, is afraid to leave the
house, is afraid she’ll never figure out who she really
is.
Jo just wants out. Wishing she could skip to graduation, she
dreams of a life in New York City and a career in journalism
where she can impact the world. Nothing can stop her—not
even love.
And Amy, the youngest, is watching all her sisters, learning
from how they handle themselves. For better or worse.
With plenty of sass, romance, and drama, The Spring
Girls revisits Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little
Women, and brings its themes of love, war, class,
adolescence, and family into the language of the
twenty-first century.
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