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maryehavens 's review for:
March
by Geraldine Brooks
I'm not sure what to write here.
It was interesting and I liked that Brooks used Louisa May Alcott's father (his journals and writings) as the template for fleshing out the story of Mr. March. That gave the character a depth that would be hard to understand. Brooks wrote him as extremely complex, flaws and all, and the internal dialogue he has allows the reader to feel like they are dealing with complicated issues of the Civil War, slavery, etc. firsthand.
I did not care for the blending of fictional character (March) and real person (Thoreau), even though Alcott's father knew Thoreau well. I did like the portrayal of John Brown and Harper's Ferry because it gave a more than one-sided view to that event.
The book was graphic and shocking at times but never unnecessary.
I'm just not even sure. I look forward to discussing it at Work Book Club (hopefully someone read it...)
It was interesting and I liked that Brooks used Louisa May Alcott's father (his journals and writings) as the template for fleshing out the story of Mr. March. That gave the character a depth that would be hard to understand. Brooks wrote him as extremely complex, flaws and all, and the internal dialogue he has allows the reader to feel like they are dealing with complicated issues of the Civil War, slavery, etc. firsthand.
I did not care for the blending of fictional character (March) and real person (Thoreau), even though Alcott's father knew Thoreau well. I did like the portrayal of John Brown and Harper's Ferry because it gave a more than one-sided view to that event.
The book was graphic and shocking at times but never unnecessary.
I'm just not even sure. I look forward to discussing it at Work Book Club (hopefully someone read it...)