Little Women

I love the movie Little Women featuring Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, and Christian Bale. I recently tried to watch the latest adaptation on PBS. It was terrible. I decided to actually read the novel. I enjoyed it and discovered new parts to the story of the four March sisters. My favorite sister is Amy or Jo. I like Meg in the movie version, but not as much in the novel. And truth be told there is nothing wrong with Beth.

cover illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith

So often people prefer the print or screen version of a story. For me, I usually prefer the version I encounter first. I prefer to read Agatha Christie and the only Poirot I will watch is David Suchet. I prefer to watch Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, but I might give the novels another chance. Little Women has its merits in both print and screen forms.