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March by Geraldine Brooks

1 review

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The first half of the book was really enjoyable because I found the premise of the novel to be enticing. But as the story went on, the plotlines became more and more convoluted and ridiculous, and the characters became more and more insufferable. By the end of the novel, I didn't have any sympathy for either Robert or Marmee. I would've been more interested to read a book from Brooks' original character, Grace, instead.

Nothing can ruin my childhood love of Little Women, but Brooks' made a valiant attempt.

Spoilers below:

Marmee and Robert March were borne from a solid foundation from both Alcott and Brooks' novels, but their relationship was in ruins by the end of the novel. How and why on earth would someone write something so stupid?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Genocide, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Don't read this book.