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A review by rsuray
March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women: A Library of America Special Publication by Kate Bolick, Carmen Maria Machado, Jenny Zhang
3.0
Rating: 3.5 or 7/10
A book of four essays compiled and published alongside the release of the 2019 movie, "March Sisters," uses four diverse female authors to highlight the parallels of the "Little Women" sisters to modern-day feminism as well as their own lives. The essays were enjoyable dissections of the characters, and it's always nice to hear someone (Jenny Zhang) rant about Alcott's unfortunate editorial pressure with Jo's conclusion, but I would particularly like to highlight Jane Smiley's essay on Amy March. Amy is a character with whom I have always struggled to empathize, but Smiley excellently depicts Amy as a politically-artful feminist in her (make-believe) time. Smiley also compares her own journey as a mother to Marmee's maternal decisions in such an eye-opening way. I was very impressed. Overall, I personally was hoping for a book more academically-focused, but the lack of such made for an easy read-through. I'd recommend to any Alcott/LW fan (who has read the book)!
A book of four essays compiled and published alongside the release of the 2019 movie, "March Sisters," uses four diverse female authors to highlight the parallels of the "Little Women" sisters to modern-day feminism as well as their own lives. The essays were enjoyable dissections of the characters, and it's always nice to hear someone (Jenny Zhang) rant about Alcott's unfortunate editorial pressure with Jo's conclusion, but I would particularly like to highlight Jane Smiley's essay on Amy March. Amy is a character with whom I have always struggled to empathize, but Smiley excellently depicts Amy as a politically-artful feminist in her (make-believe) time. Smiley also compares her own journey as a mother to Marmee's maternal decisions in such an eye-opening way. I was very impressed. Overall, I personally was hoping for a book more academically-focused, but the lack of such made for an easy read-through. I'd recommend to any Alcott/LW fan (who has read the book)!