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March
by Geraldine Brooks
This book was pretty uneven. There's no denying the beauty of the prose, but by the end of Part One I was ready to strangle Mr. March. The audacity of that man!! Perhaps the intention was to highlight how best intentions can go wrong (in his case, devastatingly), but in his case I just could not believe how a man could do the wrong thing at almost every turn. To be so willfully and dangerously naive!! To risk so many lives for one man (when he speaks up to rescue Ethan Canning of all people!!). Just one atrocious move after another.
I really liked when we got to Part Two and Marmee took over. I thought the interactions between her and Mrs. Hale and Grace were especially powerful. Had more of the book been from her POV, I would have rated it higher.
In the end, Mr. March is just a mediocre white man with a savior complex who would rather be seen as a hero than a good father and man. Surprise, surprise!!
I really liked when we got to Part Two and Marmee took over. I thought the interactions between her and Mrs. Hale and Grace were especially powerful. Had more of the book been from her POV, I would have rated it higher.
In the end, Mr. March is just a mediocre white man with a savior complex who would rather be seen as a hero than a good father and man. Surprise, surprise!!