A beautiful gem

What a lovely story. A suprise to get both Little Women and Good Wives.
There is a little echo, but overall a very good listen.

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Superb!

I enjoyed both Little Women and Good Wives. I didn’t know I’m getting both books, but I’m so glad I did read them back to back. :)

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Heart-warming classic

Where does Little Women rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It is definitely in my top 40 but that is only because I have listened to so many.

What did you like best about this story?

This is such a lovely, gentle story it just takes you by the hand and says 'I am going to tell you a story about four little women and by the end you will have laughed and cried but you will love it all the way.'

What does Barbara Caruso bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

For an English teenage boy to be transported so completely into the household of five American women, Miss Caruso must be very talented.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

You experience each of the girls' trials and tribulations alongside them. Be it Jo or Amy, Meg or Beth your heart cannot help but feel for these girls.

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Simply delightful

A charming novel! I highly recommended this book to anyone from age 9 and upwards. The story is beautifully written. A great buy in my opinion

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a bit bland

Overall, I found the story a bit bland. The main characters were a bit vacuous. Herr Baer was quite diverting.
I listened to this as it's a classic and "good for me" and I am glad that I did.
The real plus in this story was the narrator. She was a real boon

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A classic beautifully told

A beautiful set of books, told with as much vim and vigour as would warm Jo March’s heart!

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thoroughly enjoyed 😉

excellent don't like the way the chapters are divided and at times there seemed to be a quite echo at the back that's my only complaint but the narration was superb

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Brian United Kingdom

A thoroughly enjoyable book. Many characters are all bought to life by the excellent narrative of Barbara Caruso's who does a wicked interpretation of Aunt Marshe's Parrot.The book is full of the old world charm and graces of America in the 1860's. My favourite character in the book is the tom boy sister.
Pleased that I bought the book and comes well recommended

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Little Women.

I have read this novel several times over the years but listening made it extra special.

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Lovely story, well read

I know a lot of people regard Little Women as sickly sweet, but I haven't read it since I was quite a young child and I now realise it was an abridged version that lacked a lot. I bought this when it was 25% off, thinking it would be an alright listen for the money and was really pleasantly surprised; it's an engaging story and it's very well read, yes it's sweet and very wholesome, but not so saccharine that it detracts from what is a classic story. The religious side can seem a little heavy handed, but it is a product of the time and, after all, they are the daughters of a clergy-man. I guess it was written for a teenage audience, originally, but girls (and some boys) of 10+ could enjoy it, in fact it's ideal for little women of all ages!

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