Good Wives
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Good Wives

by Louisa May Alcott

1869•Drama•320 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyromanceweddingslowwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agelove conquers allcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect a warm-hearted, realistic novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Three years from Little Women, this is the second story about the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and their friend Laurie as each grows from childhood into adulthood. Life promises adventures, fulfillment and painful trials along the way, marriage, disappointment in love and a tragedy which touches them all, each of them finally finds happiness, if not always in the way they expect.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyRomanceWeddingComing of ageLove conquers allComplex relationship

Subjects

SoeursSistersMarried womenJeunes fillesYoung womenGirlsWomenMarried people

Details

Author
Louisa May Alcott
Published
1869
Pages
320
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Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

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