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Little Women
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Series: Little Women, Book 1
- Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
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Editorial Reviews
Barbara Caruso's rendering is wonderful. She skillfully combines the voices of a fairly large cast. Just as splendidly, she presents the text in an old-fashioned style, tone and pronunciation befitting the setting of the story. The four sisters, though each unique, must be a challenge even for several voices, but Caruso's solo voice always enthralls. The performance is worthwhile no matter what previous experience with Little Women the listener has.
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"Barbara Caruso gives a delightful reading of an old-fashioned, reassuring classic. For all ages." (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)
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- Shane
- 25-12-2019
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed this great old fashioned story. I would recommend to teenage girls on wards. Living in a house full of boys & action movies etc, this was a lovely change. Not a machine gun in sight!
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- Anonymous User
- 14-02-2021
Amazing
Great book, a classic which I regret not reading earlier. I thought being an “old” book it would be boring and hard to understand but it was great
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- Louise
- 06-02-2021
Classic for a reason
This is such a great book - wonderful characters, laughs and tears, a study in early feminist writing. Many women will have read this in their youth and it is a treat to revisit this in audio form. The narration suits the story and I felt the narrator really invested herself in the characters of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - not to mention Marmee, Old Mr Lawrence and Laurie.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-2021
Skillfully delivered wonderful tale
Brought to the book from the recently released movie
Although I enjoyed both, I prefer the book as it tells a more befitting story for the characters.
The narrator's flawless delivery was also wonderful, effortlessly floating between languages as needed
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- Anonymous User
- 08-06-2020
Long but terrific story.
I was surprised to find many timeless lessons, such as the value of gratitude, love, charity and hard work woven into a simple yet complex story.
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- PM
- 04-06-2020
Beautiful story!
Never gets old.
Love and relationships.
The careful details of the each one of the characters by the author is wonderful.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-05-2020
rachel
Beautiful story well read. I haven't heard this story for years and I didnt't realize how timeless this story is
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- ella
- 16-02-2020
Boring and terrible
I could hardly understand it and it was like really weird like what does that even mean I don’t like it at all it’s terrible
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- Anonymous User
- 25-01-2020
Hard to enjoy over the age of 14
I prepare to be berated for a critical review of an adored classic but it just dragggggggeddd. I am late 20s. I think I would have enjoyed in my early teens and younger. Excellent narration.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-01-2020
I love this book
This book was a classic. I absolutely love this book. It sometimes made me cry or laugh. This book was brilliant.
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- Nicole
- 05-12-2009
Timeless Listen
I first listened to this book, read by this narrator, at age thirteen, and I was thrilled to find it again. The book itself can only be called comfortable, and Caruso's warm, gentle but expressive voice seems meant to read it. She speaks by turns as the motherly Mrs. March, the rough and wild tomboy Jo, gentle Meg, prim Amy, shy, quiet Beth, or even such characters as Laurie, pensive and mischievous by turns, and his gruff but kindly grandfather, and never fails to sound natural. I have been disappointed with other renderings of the story, such as the recent film, simply because they were not as well acted as this one. I always feel as if I'm listening to it being read by the author herself. Maybe it's classified as a book for children and teens; maybe it was written over a century ago. But the story of the four sisters can never be outdated or outgrown.
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- Steve Evans
- 25-02-2013
Timeless nuggets of wisdom
What did you love best about Little Women?
I have to admit that I read this at the request of my wife who was covering it with our home schooled children. I was not excited about it as I prefer more "sensational" writings as the character "Joe" puts it. However, I found that it was indeed splendid! I particularly enjoyed the characters, who were vivid and real, and grew through the experiences and trials of life that face us all.
What did you like best about this story?
I thoroughly enjoyed the story and especially the embedded pearls of wisdom and truth judiciously placed throughout. Even though the cultural norms are far different than our own, I found the stories easily understandable and very enjoyable.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
This was certainly a book that I did not want to "put down"!
Any additional comments?
I wish I had read it earlier!
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- Nina
- 22-08-2007
definitely worth a listen
I agree w the first reviewer - the narrator is absolute perfection for this particular story. In listening, I realized that my beloved childhood book was most certainly abridged, for this one does go on a bit :-)
And it reflects some odd notions of the time. Of course, the puritan work ethic reigns supreme, but also the place of women, class distinctions (even tho the March's were poor; evidently the Irish were poorer). A LOT of sentimentality, so if you didn't like this as a child, you're not going to like it as an adult.
But if you keep the time frame and point of view of the author in mind, it's really a delightful listen.
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- Rachel
- 21-07-2006
Glad I waited for this release!
What a wonderful reading by Barbara Caruso! She brings this book to life. I almost bought the other unabridged version, but I held out for another one to be released--and I'm glad I did! This reading is so much better. If you love Little Women, don't hesitate to buy this.
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- GK
- 04-04-2014
Louisa May Alcott's Classic
If you could sum up Little Women in three words, what would they be?
I adored this book when I first read it over 40 years ago. It's timeless, funny and warm without being too saccharine or sentimental. The ending is drawn out a bit long, but doesn't take away from the enjoyment of the story. I'm a picky reader/listener and Barbara Caruso did a top drawer job narrating. She reads with enthusiasm and gives honor to Louisa May Alcott.
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- C.
- 14-04-2011
such a wonderful story!!!
I loved listening to this. It had been years since I first read the story and i was so pleasantly surprised to re-experience it. the narrator was fantastic.
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- Dr. Daniel Chapman
- 07-09-2014
Head's Up #3!
Why pay $5.95 for this "Audio Book Du Jour" when the kindle edition is $0.00 (Caution...there are multiple Kindle editions - make sure you select the right one) and after you "purchase" that book the Audible audiobook is $2.99. ***After purchasing the free Kindle book you actually have a choice of 4 different versions of the Audiobook at the $2.99 price. Narrated by Barbara Caruso, Flo Gibson, Lorelei King or Laural Merlington. Obviously this is not a review but I didn't know where else to post.
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- Jeff & Kristi S.
- 27-03-2017
Aspiring Motherhood
As a mother to both one girl and one boy, this book rightly found its way into my heart. What more could a mother pray for than that her children walk in Truth, humbly serving their family and neighbors with contentment - whatever their social standing?
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- Clifford
- 28-12-2010
CLASSIC well read
I thought this was great. Of course the book is good its the narration that I thought could be done a tad better but was the best i have heard so far.
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- Julie B.
- 28-07-2017
this has always been my favorite story, wonderful.
I've always loved this story, and thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. Highly recommend this classic.
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- Brian
- 22-04-2010
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.
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- ISAAC
- 14-12-2013
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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- Elise
- 23-09-2011
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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- Katya
- 07-04-2013
Amazing
I love this book and when I saw it I just had to get it on audible. It is very well read and is lovely to listen to over and over again. The whole book is so well presented and the characters are all very well developed. So I have rated this book five stars.
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- Mirium
- 27-04-2010
Sweet
This was one of my mother?s favourite books. She used to quote from it: ?birds in their little nests agree?; ?don?t let the sun go down upon your anger?; ?into every life a little rain must fall?, etc. I think she saw the March family as an ideal, and wished that we were more like them. We weren?t (thank heaven).
I read it when I was about 12 and remember being singularly unimpressed. Then I saw it here on Audible and wondered if it might be one of those children?s classics, like Treasure Island, that I would appreciate more as an adult. Well, my mature thoughts are that it?s a sweet book, heartwarming and uplifting ? I just wish it had a little bit more edge. While the sisters encounter disappointment, disagreement and even tragedy, there seems to be nothing that can?t be resolved with a few wise words from Marmee. Even Jo, who is supposed to be the hot-tempered rebel, never does anything really Bad.
Now, as then, I can?t quite come to terms with the family?s ?poverty? when they live in what is obviously quite a substantial house with a nice garden, eat lots of delicious food, and employ a housekeeper!
It?s nicely read, and if you want something inoffensive and unchallenging, I would thoroughly recommend it.
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- Frogster
- 12-11-2020
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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- josephine jones
- 10-09-2020
Little Women.
I have read this novel several times over the years but listening made it extra special.
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- Ms. C. S. Prisk
- 16-10-2019
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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