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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
I love the author's note in the afterword. She mentions that her mother recommended that she read "Little Women" when she was a little girl, but told her to take it with a grain of salt. "Nobody in real life is such a goody-goody as that Marmee." This book gives a back-story to "Little Women," focusing mainly on Mr. March, but also gives Marmee some depth. I need to re-read "Little Women," as I don't think I have since my first reading in sixth grade. This is a great book on its own. 4 1/2 stars.
I would actually rate it 3.5 stars. This book was fabulously written which was actually part of the problem...Geraldine Brooks is able to describe things so well that you can picture it. There were just things that I didn't really want to "see". I liked the concept and the parts where Captain March would reflect back on his time with his family. I just didn't really care for the graphic descriptions of the war and hospital.
A very cool character study of the elusive father character from "Little Women."
What a great book. I think I liked it almost as much of People of the book. Another one to definitely recommend (especially if you liked Little Women). Dynamic characters and an interesting point of view. I think I may have to re read Little Women!
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is so important. It’s so easy to get caught up in the opulent, quaint, beautiful world of Little Women but this reminds us of the context within the Civil War. This work is so powerful. And yet, Mr. March was so tied up in Bronson Alcott’s history that I was rather frustrated. It felt sloppy to rely on Alcott’s life to bring Mr. March to life when Louisa May Alcott worked to separate her family from the March family.
I read this when it came out and didn't like it because I disliked Mr. March so much. I just reread for book club and appreciated the writing, the story, and the nuanced characters much more. EXCEPT for Mr. March, just want to slap him.
The book [b:Little Women|1934|Little Women|Louisa May Alcott|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562690475l/1934._SY75_.jpg|3244642] by [a:Louisa May Alcott|1315|Louisa May Alcott|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1200326665p2/1315.jpg] is a classic that tells of the women of the March family. The father in the story is a minor character as he is away at war.
This book tells his story, predominantly during his time away at war but some background of his youth.
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I liked this book. Though I admit that i have not read the inspiration book, but have seen many movie adaptations. I can see why this won a Pulitzer.
I can also see why many do not like this book, especially how the main character comes across as naive and idealistic. But honestly I found that a believable thing for a man raised in the North turned chaplain during the antebellum and war times of the United States.
This book tells his story, predominantly during his time away at war but some background of his youth.
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I liked this book. Though I admit that i have not read the inspiration book, but have seen many movie adaptations. I can see why this won a Pulitzer.
I can also see why many do not like this book, especially how the main character comes across as naive and idealistic. But honestly I found that a believable thing for a man raised in the North turned chaplain during the antebellum and war times of the United States.
The book club really liked this, which shows, yet again, that I have no idea what they like. I found the main character to be annoyingly self-righteous to the point of exasperation, and the bulk of the story was sort of the same old stuff you see in Civil War fiction. I thought that the writing was good, and there were some really great things that Marmee gets to say at the end, but it just wasn't my sort of read.
Haven't quite finished this one... a little too slow for me, depite my high expectations.