Little Women and Werewolves: The original version of the beloved classic

by Porter Grand and Louisa May Alcott

Book Overview

A literary landmark--the original, suppressed draft of the classic novel Little Women is a timeless classic. But Louisa May Alcott's first draft--before her editor sunk his teeth into it--was even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345522605
• ISBN13: 9780345522603
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Random House Worlds
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Mixing a classic with fantasy, and it's well done

This is a really fun read and it's going to test your vocabulary skills. The author tosses in some pretty cool archaic words which had me running to the dictionary and she does it smoothly and in a non pretentious manner. I appreciated that there is zero modern wordage or expressions, it truly reads as if it was written during that time period. I found the story engaging from start to finish. I also loved that the book is peppered with really good illustrations. The cover art is adorable.

Interesting adaptation of a classic

I thought this book was a great read! The tone of the story flowed with the original style of that time era and I enjoyed how the werewolves were weaved into the tale. The author's command of descriptive vocabulary was perfect and I was pulled into the book and lost myself as I read!

A fun read

Mixing werewolves, vampires(or vampire slayers) and zombies in classic stories is the latest trend to hit the market. I haven't read any of them, except this one(because I'm a Louisa May Alcott fan). I think the author did a great job of weaving in the story of the werewolves into the classic tale. The reader is introduced to some Alcott ideology in this novel. For instance, the werewolves shouldn't be looked down upon or treated like second class citizens. They should be accepted in society, despite their faults. That piece of wisdom felt like Alcott through and through. I could see her writing that. I didn't find the werewolves seen graphic. Some maybe offended, but I thought they were well written. There were times my eyebrow went up. I remember Jo seeing Laurie for the first time, and she was checking him out like a modern day, hormonal teenager. I smiled. As I continued to read the story I thought the author would go in a different direction because it certainly felt that way. The ending was not the one I wanted. The ending doesn't take away from the novel in anyway, but my selfish expectations were disappointed. Unlike the other reviewer I didn't find the pictures stunning. Most of the illustrations you see from Little Women are normally well done. However, the ones in this novel are simple pencil sketches. Overall, this book was a fun read. I'm not sure I would run out and read every book that comes out like this. However, I might give the Little Women Vampire book a go. For Alcott fans who want something different I would encourage them to read this. Purists may want to stay away however.

A story well told

If you love LITTLE WOMEN, you'll love this interpretation of it. Even though the other mashed-up books seem to rely on shock value and trying to be as outrageous and silly as they can, this one tells a story well and incorporates the werewolves smoothly in a way that follows the original themes. I love the choices the author made for which characters did and did not become werewolves. This book is head and shoulders above the others of this genre because it is so well written and carefully executed. The scenes with the werewolves are great, and can rival those of even the best horror novels. The illustrations are absolutely stunning, and those, alone, are worth the price of the book. I will definitely recommend this book to all my friends.