A review by cphenly
March by Geraldine Brooks

3.0

I'd be inclined to go 2.5 stars if that were an option, but the ending of the novel just tips it up into 3. I read this for a book group, or I might not have persevered. I think the problem is that I don't really buy the narrator as a man. The late section, narrated by Marmee, is much better. I don't remember Little Women well enough to comment in any detail, but I had trouble reconciling what I do remember with what's here--Marmee's insane and violent temper, for example, seems to me to be just WAY out of character. Grace is the best character by far, and the ending makes up for a lot.