"Without Hermione, Harry would have died in book 1"

Among all the fiery statements and slogans, I'm not sure why this was the one that brought tears to my eyes. I'm not even that big of a harry potter fan but gosh. I haven't read anything truer than that. Where would Harry and Ron be if Hermione weren't there every step of the way? The second one - ' I can't breathe' was a bit more personal. I could feel Henrietta's story, her sadness, the devastation in my bones. They all have stories to tell. Stories of being exploited, underestimated and hurt not only by egoistic, misguided men but by the society at large.

I suppose the writing could have been a bit better, more engaging. Young adults are more likely to appreciate this book more than adults. I loved it anyway for how wonderfully it portrayed the gravity of the situation. I love that there are multiple points of views, I love the diversity, the variation in their struggles and the fact that they became united against one enemy. Every single character - Birdie, Lou, Emily, her friends stuck with me after finishing the book. Also, the cover is gorgeous!

Thank you so much NetGalley, Trudy Krisher and The Social Justice Press for the ARC.

An inspirational story based on the woman’s march on Washington. A truly amazing read, I would highly recommend.

This book is a journey. I'm glad I got to know these women. This goes to show it doesn't take a lot to make an impact. Sometimes, simply standing up for something – just showing up – is enough to make a difference.

It is more of a 2.5 star for me. I felt like the bus section was too long and I wanted more from the actual march part. I became a little bored when I was 60% in and they were just now in D.C. I also felt like Emily's POV either needed more or needed taken out. It was so sporadic that it just felt like either add more or take it out. I would've liked more of it because we are around the same age and I could relate a little. I really liked everything that happened at the march. I feel like with everything going on right now this was the perfect time to read it.

A thousand people is impersonal. But three people will reach in and become personal, bringing out a part of you that you've kept hidden.
These three women gathered and protested with a comprehensive group of women at the nation's capital to call for change in how the many were being disrespected and discarded for multiple reasons. The personal growth they experienced as they learned more about the others on that bus for 37 hours is the heart of this fictionalized incursion into this historic happening. The writing style is as basic as the marchers are complex. I loved it and want to buy a copy for the local library.
I requested and received a free e-book copy from The Social Justice Press via NetGalley. Thank you.

Several perspectives are provided in this book about the women's march.
The main character is a Black introvert teenager. One of her older sisters died and she has two older brothers. Mom was in the Army. Her aunt Lou-Lou is a perpetual protester, and Birdie is with her. She runs or works for a bunch of non-profits.
Henrietta's an old White woman who's always been at her dad's beck and call.
Emily is a recent college graduate, a barista, and lives at home with her parents.
The bus trip and the Women's March in Washington are covered in each part. I got so caught up in all the women's stories. It's fast-paced, and the characters are well developed. It's written in the third person.
I liked how each woman changes and grows throughout the story.
Anyone who supports women's rights and equality will love this book.

On the March follows the journey of three generations of women to the March on Washington. Birdie, Henrietta, and Emily all come from extremely different walks of life and find through their journey their power as women individually and the even greater power of women together. This story addresses some of the issues that are encountered daily by women including pay inequity, sexual assault, and constant questioning. This story provided great insight into a different aspect of activism when it comes to feminism and reminded me that there is power in numbers and in individuality.

On the March follows three women's perspective on the road to Washington. I found this quite an interesting read as it followed three women, with their story and reason for being there and of course i got a crash course in women history which was exciting.

This was an amazing story. I really enjoyed reading about how these women, who were all strangers, came together and became friends to fight for the same cause. It also addressed the issues that women face in a very touching and sensitive way.

Thanks to NetGalley and Social Justice Press for the opportunity to read this great book written by Trudy Krisher.

Women headed to Washington D.C. for The Women's March. Women from many different backgrounds. Women of different ages and colors. An experience that bonded three women in particular - this is their story.

There is much to touch everyone who reads this book, and much to be learned from it.

After reading it via NetGalley I ordered a print copy to keep, and one to give my girlfriend who I traveled on a bus with to The Women's March. One of the best things i have ever done.

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My feelings about this book definitely relate to my own participation in the Women's March and I highly recommend the book for all who were present that day. It rekindles all the positivity of the event!
This is the story of 3 women who travelled from the Midwest on a bus to attend the first women's march. There is Hennie, an older women who has been disappointed and thwarted by life. She is a knitter ! There is Emily (with her college friends) who is trying to find her place in the world. Emily is an animal lover! There is Birdie a young African American girl who is traveling with her activist Aunt Lou. I loved how in the text each character had their own symbol (a bird, a ball of yarn and a dog) to indicate when we get their point of view. The reader learns about all of their families along with them and I was particularly taken with Birdie's story which including her military veteran mother who served in Afghanistan and her handicapped sister Shanice.
The story itself unfolds in a rather predictable manner but it remains so touching. The writing itself is a little simplistic, primarily this is a book to read when you want to feel good about life and its possibilities.
So many issues affecting women are brought forward in the book - sensitively dealt with and very powerful. This would be a good book for book clubs to discuss because of this.
The cover of this book has to be one of the best I have seen, really reflects the flavor of the book.
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to view this book in exchange for a honest review.

2.5. An interesting book, it's mostly feminism 1 on 1 I think. It was hard for me to get into it. Like, one of the characters is engaged and a pure feminist but she can't say who Malala is... Also, using slurs and Indians and not native-Americans?
The pacing and the writing style weren't for me too. But I'm pretty sure younger people and people who want to start feminism will love it.

On the March: A Novel of the Women’s March on Washington by Trudy Krisher

9780990870388

350 Pages
Publisher: The Social Justice Press
Release Date: January 21, 2022

Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Teens, Young Adult, Political

The book covers the women’s march from several perspectives. Birdie is a Black introverted teenager. She has two older brothers and an older sister who died. Her mother was in the Army. Birdie is traveling with her aunt Lou-Lou, a perpetual protester. She runs or works at several non-profit organizations. Henrietta is an older White woman who has always been at her father’s beck and call. Emily is a White recent college graduate and works as a barista and lives at home with her parents.

Each part covers a separate part of the bus trip and the actual Women’s March in Washington. I was so caught up in the women’s lives. The book is fast paced, and the characters are well developed. It is written in the third person point of view. I loved how each woman changes and grows throughout the story. Anyone in favor of women’s rights and equality would enjoy this book.

The premise and cover looked interesting, but ultimately the book goes a little too on-the-nose for what it's trying to do. Might be good for younger kids, but I was not able to finish it.

This is such a great book. The cover is STUNNING and the way that so many issues were touched on in a gentle way that will allow anyone old and young to consume this book together.

Trudy Krisher, On the March: A Novel of the Women's March on Washington,
The Social Justice Press, 2022.

Thank you NetGalley, for this uncorrected proof for review.

Reading this poignant, yet uplifting novel, was an absolute joy. More than that, I learnt so much, not just about the Women’s March to Washington after the Inauguration of the former president, Donald Trump, but about the issues raised by the main characters. Henrietta, Birdie, Lou, Emily, Jenny, Katie and inspiring women leaders gather on a bus to travel to Washington from Kansas. The trip is punctuated with practicalities, such as where to sit, stopping for food and rest rooms, tiredness and general discomfort, lack of space, and, more dramatically, the bus lurching into a mud patch. It also involves listening to conversations that offend and enlighten, being enthused by a leader, making friends and learning new skills. Behind all this observable activity is the complexity of several characters’ inner thoughts, their background stories, the events that they cannot bear to think about, and hide from themselves as well as others.

Women on the bus personalise issues such as age, disability, race, attitudes and access to formal education, learning new tasks, dealing with grief and, the overriding influence of discrimination based on gender. Henrietta is elderly and infirm; Birdie is young and insecure. The three young white women, who initially raise Bridie’s ire because of what she sees as their assumptions of superiority based on race (well executed through images of their unthinking behaviour) have some issues in common with her. Also, Henrietta and Birdie, at different stages of their lives have suffered in similar ways from abuse, what appears to be family indifference, and being trapped in a place that they want to escape.

Emily longs for a text from a man she recently met – when it arrives, well into the story, she has learnt so much about herself and women that she is indifferent. Much of her story is one of longing, a familiar feeling amongst the other women. Their longings are for something different and are more substantial but realising their fulfilment is given no more value by the writer. Each woman’s concern is validated by the way in which they are given status because they are women’s concerns, a marked contrast with the way in which women are ignored in their worlds in which men are the important focus.

Birdie and Jenny have in common dealing with a sibling with a disability and the heartless responses from peers. Their experiences are particular well drawn. The writing on disability in general was particularly strong, with its pain made into something new and wonderful through women’s work to achieve a different outcome. Shanice, Birdie’s sister, has amongst her disabilities an obviously infirm hand. What clever, clever writing by Trudy Krisher – what image could be a better reminder of Trump’s heinous attack on a journalist with a similar disability? Trump’s derision stands out as beyond shameful, and Krisher’s fiction provides a powerful challenge to such conduct.

Wonderful images, caught through Birdie’s borrowed phone are an impressive feature of the book, in themselves and the impact they have on her future. The photos move from the range of different shoes adorning the marchers’ feet as they begin their bus journey, an elderly face reflected in glass, a heavy chain that brings women together in uplifting images of strength and power, and the contrasting softness of knitted objects.

Trudy Krisher’s account of the march that brought together so many thousands of women in Washington, and other marchers worldwide, including tiny events with as much heart as this journey of women on the bus from Kansas is inspiring. The questions at the end of the book raise issues that would stimulate book groups, and school and college classes. This is a book to be savoured on first and subsequent readings by such groups, and yes, by individuals too.

This is a fictionalized story about the 2017 Women's March on Washington D. C. We are following three very different women: Birdie, a shy young Black girl used to being in the background, brought along by her strong feminist aunt; Henni, an elderly woman wanting to do something for herself after a lifetime focusing on the men in her family; and Emily, an aimless recent university graduate who isn’t sure of her future. These women join many others on a bus travelling to Washington to participate in the march. Each woman has her own cause, and they learn a lot about each other and themselves on the long bus ride.

This was a bit too on-the-nose for me, but would be a really helpful starting point for anyone wanting to start looking into feminist issues and icons (many are introduced through the conversations on the bus). The writing is accessible and generally engaging. I did, however, find it about 20% too long.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

DNF 25%

I was drawn to this book because of it's amazing cover!! However, I won't be able to finish it. The writing style is simple but seems better suited for middle-graders.

I'm a quarter through this book and the characters are still in the bus, far from destination. I'm bored and I've been dragging myself through most of this book already.

The three alternating POVs switch very frequently, which makes it all confusing and doesn't help me connecting with the characters.

I do hope other people will enjoy this book, as it's a goldmine of historical facts.

#netgalleyarc This was a good and quick read. I enjoyed the characters, their diversity and the generational differences. The Women’s March on Washington is an important piece of our country’s history and this author did a great job creating a story that centers around such a historic time.

I loved this book!

Trudy Krisher takes us on a journey far greater than a bouncing bus trip from Soros, Kansas to the first Women's March in Washington, D.C. and back - although that part of the story alone is a wonderful ride. But it's the detours and side roads and the stops along the way that make this literary trip so singularly delightful.

Digging deep into the lives and hearts and pasts of her three main characters - Birdie, Henrietta and Emily - who seemingly could not be more different in every way - Krisher lets us delight in the discovery of universality and common ground in an intimate and personal way. And with supporting characters that are every bit as vibrant and engaging, it truly felt like I was on the bus and at that historical 2017 march with these wonderful women!

And the reach back into REAL history makes "ON THE MARCH" a must-take reading voyage for every girl, every woman, young, old and in between. Marching through time, we learn about the iconic (often uncelebrated) women and the seminal events throughout history that have led us to NOW.