MarchMarch
Score Modern
What it's about
In Little Women, the March sisters' father is away at the Civil War. Geraldine Brooks tells his story. Mr. March, an idealistic abolitionist minister, goes to war as a chaplain, and his convictions are tested by what he finds: brutality, a plantation where freed slaves work for Northern profit, his own failures, and the memory of a woman he met long ago.
Why it's worth reading
It won the Pulitzer Prize. It's a moving, unsentimental companion to Little Women.
You'll love it if you liked
Little Women
Cold Mountain
The Sweetness of WaterGood to know
It's much darker than Little Women, with war violence and slavery.
By the numbers
- Readers12 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics67 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Bestseller22 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #166 of the 233 romances we rank
- #1099 of the 1,573 modern books we rank
- #2025 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
Moving
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Quick answers
Is March worth reading?
Yes. It won the Pulitzer Prize. It ranks #2,025 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 63.5 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is March about?
In Little Women, the March sisters' father is away at the Civil War. Geraldine Brooks tells his story. Mr. March, an idealistic abolitionist minister, goes to war as a chaplain, and his convictions are tested by what he finds: brutality, a plantation where freed slaves work for Northern profit, his own failures, and the memory of a woman he met long ago.
How long does it take to read March?
About 7 hours (298 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What awards has March won?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (2006).
What should I read after March?
If you liked it, try Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier or The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris.