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March: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
k.mikelle, August 18, 2007
Beautifully written with languid, rich prose. Brooks is a artist with words. However, the characters in March never reach a polished, engaging 3-dimentiality. A much darker, less loving story than Little Women, March provides context and history to Louisa May Alcott's original. Brooks shows how the course of a life can be muddied by the chaos of war and racism, as well as by the craving for passion and justice. To some, Alcott's beloved characters of Marmee and Papa may suffer a loss of dignity as the esteemed parents and moral advisers of five daughters, but others may find the reinterpretation refreshing.(6 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)