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March
by Geraldine Brooks
My first encounter with Geraldine Brooks was her novel, [b:People of the Book|1379961|People of the Book|Geraldine Brooks|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1442955497s/1379961.jpg|3020568]. I loved the in-between stories the most, the stories of the characters told in and around the main character's story, which I had zero interest in, and I wanted more of those exceptional stories.
In [b:March|13529|March|Geraldine Brooks|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327935441s/13529.jpg|2643796], Ms. Brooks goes deep into the psyche and backstory of the absent father from the acclaimed classic [b:Little Women|1934|Little Women (Little Women, #1)|Louisa May Alcott|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388269517s/1934.jpg|3244642], which I loved as a little girl. You do not need to have read that book to appreciate this interpretation of Mr. March while he's at war.
The writing is engaging, the story fascinating, and I so appreciated the character development of both Mr. March and his wife, Marmee, since access to their world doesn't exist in [b:Little Women|1934|Little Women (Little Women, #1)|Louisa May Alcott|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388269517s/1934.jpg|3244642].
I didn't read this book for its historical relevance. I was actually slow to read at the beginning because I was never enamored with the main character, himself. I found him to be pompous and a bit of a bore. But once he left his own day-to-day details to share with us his courtship of Marmee and their early years together, the story really picked up its pace for me, and then turned the corner completely when Marmee took over narration. Wow. She's the character to whom I had the greatest emotional connection.
I admire Ms. Brooks' ability to get in the heads of her characters; that is her gift. The characters live and breathe on these pages through Ms. Brooks' well-practiced pen and I can't wait to read more of her work.
In [b:March|13529|March|Geraldine Brooks|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327935441s/13529.jpg|2643796], Ms. Brooks goes deep into the psyche and backstory of the absent father from the acclaimed classic [b:Little Women|1934|Little Women (Little Women, #1)|Louisa May Alcott|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388269517s/1934.jpg|3244642], which I loved as a little girl. You do not need to have read that book to appreciate this interpretation of Mr. March while he's at war.
The writing is engaging, the story fascinating, and I so appreciated the character development of both Mr. March and his wife, Marmee, since access to their world doesn't exist in [b:Little Women|1934|Little Women (Little Women, #1)|Louisa May Alcott|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388269517s/1934.jpg|3244642].
I didn't read this book for its historical relevance. I was actually slow to read at the beginning because I was never enamored with the main character, himself. I found him to be pompous and a bit of a bore. But once he left his own day-to-day details to share with us his courtship of Marmee and their early years together, the story really picked up its pace for me, and then turned the corner completely when Marmee took over narration. Wow. She's the character to whom I had the greatest emotional connection.
I admire Ms. Brooks' ability to get in the heads of her characters; that is her gift. The characters live and breathe on these pages through Ms. Brooks' well-practiced pen and I can't wait to read more of her work.