I read March for book club, too.
It’s been on my list to read this book for a long, long time. I am not usually a fan of historical fiction and even though I wanted to read it, I kind of thought this would be a hard read.
It was not at all.
I sat and read it in two days. There was something about it that pulled me in and I just wanted to keep reading. I think Geraldine Brooks’ storytelling was beautiful and I loved remembering Little Women which I really should reread at this point.
If historical fiction is your genre or you liked the Little Women, you might like this one.
I tried to read this one. I made it about a third of the way through and gave up. It is well written but I just wasn’t interested enough in the characters to keep going. I do like how Geraldine Brooks’ winds stories together and pulls you in and out of time.
Have you read Fin & Lady? If not, it’s something to maybe put on your list. I loved it.
Never even heard of Fin and Lady! I will have to add it to my list. Thank you!
Karen, I re-read Little Women this summer. I highly recommend it.
it wasn’t hard to read? A few of my friends said it was much harder than they remembered it.
Karen, I did not find it difficult to read at all. Give it a try!!