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March
by Geraldine Brooks
Brooks did an excellent job capturing the historical time period--I especially liked the transcendentalists and the underground railroad details. I loved the references back to Little Women, as well. However, I expected there to be more parallels to the original book. I wasn't a fan of the change she created in Marmee (admittedly too good to be true in Alcott's story, but certainly not the bitter, resentful wife portrayed toward the end of March). I also didn't enjoy the Grace story line, which was a pretty significant focus of the novel, and I could have done without some of the in-depth descriptions, especially on the battlefield. The second half of the book was incredibly sad, and it never bounced back to the comforting, happy tones of Little Women. March is an interesting historical story on its own, but as it follows the patriarch of Little Women on his journeys, I'd expected it to stay more true to the characterization, mood, and overall style of the original.