Let me just preface this by saying I absolutely loved the book. Gave it 4 stars on Goodreads. Would have given it 4.5 if they had half-star ratings on the site. This book is so beautiful, and the reader can definitely feel how much love and care was put into every page. The emphasis on feminine relationships and familial bonds are so authentic and unlike anything I've read in any other novel. Reading about the love and camaraderie the Marches have for each other, the conflicts they share, and the way those conflicts resolve and strengthen their bonds, all remind me how much I love my own sister. I should call her and let her know. And while I love all of these things, the relationships are somewhat disappointing. Does Alcott know this? Did she intend for her characters to be married off to men I personally do not think deserve these girls, and I am willing to march down to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, summon her with a seance, and ask her ghost, "Why?" Okay, so I want to...