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March by Geraldine Brooks
4.0

"Little Women" sets a huge precident for someone to try to write into, but Brooks manages to weave a great story that stands alone, but also references the classic in a creative and expansive way. "Little Women" is something of a children's novel, but "March" helps show the more adult concepts and struggles behind the relatively sweet and innocent world of "Little Women". It also provides a more detailed look at bigger concepts like Civil War-era politics and the intellectual community of New England. The mix of characteristics from the fictional March family and real Alcott family
are intriguing and the characters produced are engaging and colorful. "March" was a great read and definitely makes me want to pick up "Little Women" again and reread one of my childhood favorites.