Little Women & Good Wives

my most beloved novel all the time by Louisa M. Alcott
actually i started to know about the novel only when i accidentally watched the movie when i was in Form 1.. n i cried, especially during the scene where Teddy proposed Jo and got rejected, and he miserably left for Europe...
so, i started to find the novel.. n now i got 2 Little Women novels at home (different version), n Good Wives.. n also Little Men if you want to count the sequel, eventhough it is mainly about Jo's n Teddy's children.. i haven't read Jo's Boys but i dont think i will like it..

Little Women is a nice story about a family back in time where people involved with wars, girls rarely go to school, wearing those fluffy gowns, and looking for match by the age of 15 or 16.. the story started with this 4 March girls; Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy; plus her mother and a nanny.. their dad went to serve the war.. so, this little women were supporting each other especially Jo who acted as the guy at home.. loved reading and writing, Jo was one of the educated lady in their time, as well she was ambitious..

and there was a highly status neighbour, named Laurie (called Teddy by his Jo) and his grandfather who helped supporting this poor family..

as the story goes on, i really do ship Laurie-Jo couple.. and so thus majority of the girls in the era where the novel was published, which is probably 150 years back i think.. but as Louisa M. Alcott said, she will never let the couple be together, and sticking to her words, after few years Good Wives were out and there laid the most heartbreaking chapter i've ever read.. each time i read the chapter, from many different versions (original or teenagers versions) i cried.. i kept asking myself, why on earth they weren't together eventhough we can see clearly how they match together and how much Laurie loves Jo..

and at last, Laurie married Amy as Jo married Bhaer, who i did not like.. but then i proceeded to Little Men, and i felt in love with Bhaer.. he's nice and caring.. but my love to him is not as much as i love Teddy, who in those whole years, married to Jo's sister, but still care for his beloved 'friend', Jo..

but actually, that heartbreaking chapter, is what make the novel memorable (including few scenes like when Jo sold her hair to save the father, her father coming home, and Beth died due to Scarlet Fever)... but i really hope one day, there will be a good fanfiction to read about Jo-Laurie shipping to conclude all these 'mess' in my heart and fulfill my desire..