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Of course, all the words were there, so it served its purpose as a book club choice. However, I was quite disappointed in the condition of the book. Many pages were turned down or wrinkled and a great many had underlinings -- many times through the words that were being underlined, and many pages had comments in the edges. It's the first time I've purchased a book though Amazon that was not 100%.
A provocative work that caused me to revisit Little Women, a book that I loved in my childhood. The charm that I recalled the book had, with the perspective of adulthood, turned to saccharine. The connections betwwen the two works became clear, and I loved how Brooks developed them. My only disappointed was not with March, but with Little Women. Perhaps it still appeals to the young, but it is best that readers of March keep their existing memories of Little Women and not try to refresh them. It is not necessary to do so to enjoy March,
I am leading a Book Club review of March. While I think it's very good -- is it Pulitzer Prize worthy. I don't know. My companion, who is a Civil War buff, has found some historical errors.
I bought this book for my grand daughter. We had just seen Little Women on stage and never hearing much about the Dad decided she'd love to read it and I will when she's done.
MARCH certainly is one of Brooks' best books. The writing device she uses to tell the story is inventive. MARCH delves further into the family but I enjoyed the unflinching look at the Civil War from the main character's point of view.
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