March | Geraldine Brooks

March | Geraldine Brooks | Wonderful!

books:

March

	March Geraldine Brooks Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 144 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

Good Stuff

The writing was wonderful, and very descriptive. I was totally immersed in the story and although some scenes were quite graphic, I found it a powerful and compelling story. It was also a quick read. I enjoyed so much I will probably read again.

Wonderful!

Beautifully concieved and written. A joy to read, as was Year of Wonders. I was in no hurry to finish this book and move on to the next one on my reading list, like I am with so many of the "great" books I read. Use of imagery, character development, historical context, ethical dilemmas, all expertly handled. Ms. Brooks, I can't wait for your next novel!

for more information click here

Frustrating and dissatisfying

I agree that the novel starts out slow, and even through my frustration I stuck it out (fortunately it's a pretty short book). Still, I was rarely able to forget the novel's failures, even when the plot kept me going. I admit that my affectionate (though not passionate) memories of Little Women made me resistant to Brooks' alternate perspective, but I also felt like the references to Alcott's text made this book a little clumsy-- March referring to his "little women" frequently, Marmee hoping for artistic daughters. And Brooks doesn't escape the historical-novel hitch of bogging her readers down with incongruent language. Between those two issues, I felt frequently distracted by the contrivance and wished that the novel had foregone the frame story altogether.

for more information click here

Well written but ...

Slower than I expected, less involving than I'd hoped. I never really bought the main character.

interesting

The author did a great job of capturing the "voice" of a Civil War soldier and some of the brutality of the times. But without a recent trip to Gettysburg, I don't think I would have appreciated it as much, nor would I have been able to visualize it too well. It's definitely not for everyone but try it, you may like it.

reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, page 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

products you might be interested in