41. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and contemporary book recs inspired by the March sisters

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Chelsey and Sara are discussing</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Little Women</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Louisa May Alcott. We share what we admire about Alcott and her iconic children’s classic, as well as the reasons why it doesn’t hold a fond place in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">readerly hearts. We know that many readers adore this sisterly, warm-hearted book, so we’ve backed up our opinions with extra-nerdy analysis. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, as always, we’re recommending six contemporary books to pair with our classic, including books about the writing life and one of Sara’s favorite moody books from this year.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Novel Pairings on</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/novelpairingspod/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">or</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/NovelPairings"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><a href="https://libro.fm/membership/new"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Use our Libro.fm affiliate code</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">NOVELPAIRINGS</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to get an audiobook subscription for yourself</span> <a href= "https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=novelpairings"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">or</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">purchase a gift</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><a href="http://novelpairings.substack.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to our weekly newsletter</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to get updates and behind-the-scenes info.</span></p> <p><strong>Books Mentioned:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780147514011"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Little Women</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Louisa May Alcott (</span><a