The other change feels disingenuous to the character development that takes place in the second portion of the original “Little Women,” even if I’m okay with it as a reader. While I’m okay with both of the changes made, one of them still fits well with background knowledge about Alcott and with the characterization of the original story. There are a couple of big changes I won’t spoil that Terciero and Indigo made which stray greatly from the source material. The teasing, joking and incidents have been updated to reflect the contemporary urban setting of the graphic novel, and I still found myself relating to these characters in the same way I related to the characters in the original “Little Women.” Related: REVIEW: Florida Georgia Line's new album tackles country cliches in a fun way Terciero and Indigo do a really good job of replicating the dynamics Alcott originally created between the four sisters. Scenes from Alcott’s original, such as Amy being bullied at school, are adapted to consider the role that race plays in the girls’ lives. This change is well developed and moves beyond a surface-level change to explore themes of race. Beth and Amy are biracial, and Jo and Meg are from their parents’ previous relationships. One of the best changes that Terciero and Indigo made to “Little Women” is to have the titular characters of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy be part of a mixed family.

The brightly colored graphic novel features timely updates to Alcott’s original story, while also dramatically diverting from the original subject material at times and ignoring large swaths of the second part of Alcott’s original “Little Women.” Its host of adapted and derivative works is joined by the 2019 graphic novel “Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy” by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo. A modern adaptation of the novel starring Lucas Grabeel as Laurie premiered in 2018, and Emma Watson is starring in a forthcoming movie adaptation directed by Greta Gerwig.įor a 150-year-old story about four sisters, “Little Women” is still alive and kicking. The BBC adapted “Little Women” into a mini-series in 2017.

Originally published in two parts a year apart from each other, Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel “Little Women” turned 150 in 20. (Courtesy Photo by Little Brown Young Readers)

The cover of 'Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy' by Ray Terciero and Bre Indigo.

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