tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post6365280067287567391..comments2024-03-29T13:51:01.039+01:00Comments on Let's read: Brooks, Geraldine "March"Marianne http://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-77577420579753253212021-04-30T13:39:44.775+02:002021-04-30T13:39:44.775+02:00Oh, thanks for that, Lisa. This was my first and s...Oh, thanks for that, Lisa. This was my first and so far last book by Geraldine Brooks. I have no idea why, I will have to look for others. Thanks for the tip, "People of the Book" sounds highly interesting.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-33212185380338936152021-04-29T20:23:59.895+02:002021-04-29T20:23:59.895+02:00This was the 1st novel I ever read by Geraldine Br...This was the 1st novel I ever read by Geraldine Brooks and she has become one of my favorite authors. People of the Book is my favorite novel to date written by Geraldine Brooks.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-71132992608299892032016-04-06T16:25:53.770+02:002016-04-06T16:25:53.770+02:00I totally agree about that but I guess American re...I totally agree about that but I guess American readers and especially LM Alcott's contemporaries had a different opinion about it.<br /><br />It still is a great story about a family that lived at the time and was happy to read this book about the March family that shows a lot more.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-85722822646876419952016-04-05T21:25:44.081+02:002016-04-05T21:25:44.081+02:00I've always liked "Little Women" - t...I've always liked "Little Women" - the only disturbing point is in my eyes Alcott's treatment of the Civil War. It's treated as a simple opportunity to show Yankee patriotism and sense of duty - there's no allusion to the war cruelties nor to the inner conflicts within the Yankee States (the "copperheads", the anti-draft riots etc.). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com