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Originally Posted by issybird
I essentially agree with you about March Sisters; it was skimpy overall. The Meg essay in particular disappointed. However, it was refreshing to read an anti-Jo screed and the essays on Beth and Amy added depth both to their characters and my understanding of them.
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If I hadn't seen the portrayal of Amy in Greta Gerwig's new film, and if I hadn't read
The Other Alcott about Louisa's sister May, I might have found the Amy section more revelatory. As it was, I kept being annoyed by the author inserting herself into the situations she wrote about--I didn't care what Jane Smiley would have done!