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Violence
A lot
Civil War violence depicted with historical honesty; the brutality of slavery and battle are not softened
Language
Barely any
Mild language throughout
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content in the adult literary register
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking in the Civil War setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological content: the moral devastation of witnessing atrocity, the gap between an idealist's beliefs and his actions, and the psychological cost of war
What this book is about
Geraldine Brooks imagines the war experience of Mr. March, the absent father from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, whose cheerful letters home conceal what he actually witnesses. The Civil War's violence, the horror of slavery, and the gap between a man's principles and his actions under extreme pressure create a powerful companion novel. Pulitzer Prize winner for 2006.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Civil War violence depicted throughout
Slavery's brutality rendered with historical honesty
The psychological disintegration of a good man under extreme circumstances
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