scorpstar77 's review for:

March by Geraldine Brooks

5.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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This was the first Geraldine Brooks book I ever read, and I still love it. Mr. March is sometimes annoying for his overly idealistic, head-in-the-clouds view of the world - but I think that's intentional. He is saved again and again by people who are frustrated by his lack of realism and grit but appreciate his kind heart...including his wife, the character we know as Marmee in Little Women. I appreciate seeing the Jo-like side of her that we don't ever see in the original text.