Nathan and Kirbee N. (nykamps) reviewed on 9/21/2009 + 5 more book reviews

Such an excellent book. It really does take Alcott's book to a deeper (and not always enjoyable level). At the end of the novel, I still wasn't sure whether I liked Mr. March or not. What he through is hard to read, and his character isn't always likable. I found myself frustrated watching how by protecting his family from the horror of war he becomes increasingly detached from them. Alcott's book exists independently of the girls' father, and really this book, in turn, exists independently of the girls. For those who know and love "Little Women" this will be a difficult book, because it does strip away the March girls' perfect view of their father. It instead offers a gritty and challenging look at the bitterness of race and class divisions that consumed the Civil War, and the impact of such a reality on a man searching to define his own convictions.

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