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Nov 21, 2010
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Geraldine Brooks takes the framework of the children's classic "Little Women," as her starting point for a look at what Mr. March was doing down South during the American Civil War. Make no mistake; though Little Women is a standard in literature for children, the story Miss Brooks has fashioned here is anything but childish.
Brooks takes us through March's courtship of Marmee and the birth of their four daughters, and shows us their rise and fall in fortunes. When the Civil War breaks out, Marc ...more
Brooks takes us through March's courtship of Marmee and the birth of their four daughters, and shows us their rise and fall in fortunes. When the Civil War breaks out, Marc ...more
This book brings to life the beloved absentee father from Little Women. I was really into the March sisters when I was a kid, but the missing father never interested me. So, as an adult, I was interested in the concept of March, but I wasn't sure if I would really like this book. Generally speaking, stories about war do not interest me. There is a lot of opportunity for a historical fiction spin-off to be a one-trick pony mired in boredom and tedious historic adjectives. I was surprised when the
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I love this author's writing style. She tells great stories, but as with her other book Year of Wonders, the ending is always mediocure after the greatness of the rest of the book. Overall, I really liked it and loved the characters.
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Little Women was the first "real" novel I read and remains one of my favorite classics; this brought back fond memories. I was not disappointed.
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Oh my. It was appropriate to have read the hardback version of this from the library rather than on kindle—I felt a tactile kinship with Brooks' imagined Mr. March, reading his letters, reading about his trials. So glad to have stepped into this world for a bit—I learned so much.
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