Book Talk

[offbalance]

There are a lot of things I'd like to post about. Things like my Yankees-filled weekend (Could I love Joba any more? I don't know, but I want to find out!), and last night's TV premiere bonanza (Could I love How I Met Your Mother any more? I don't know, but I'd like to find out.)

Unfortunately, I don't have time for that right now. I do, however, have to post this bit.



I have about 30 pages left, and my train pulled into my stop just as the hurricane was hitting in earnest. I left Janie and Tea Cake out in the elements! They were about to leave Motor behind in the house and keep going! I'm kind of flipping out here.

Never mind how disturbing Hurston's account of the hurricane and the days leading up to the storm were; about people choosing to evacuate or not evacuate. Having just watched KVille, the parallels that I found to accounts of Katrina I've seen were sort of staggering.

I have a feeling that this is going to make for a lively book club discussion.

Comments

[queenmother49.livejournal.com]

You are only just reading this book? My sister and I both had it as part of our high school curriculum and for once I was blown away by the choice of book. I still remember by reactions to this novel. Just the first sentence alone haunts me to this day.

Remind me to lend you "Meridian" if you haven't read it.

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

Yes. We read Things Fall Apart and Invisible Man (among other things) in high school. But I had to read this and To Kill a Mockingbird (and far too many other things) all on my own. A lot of us believed that the Literature curriculum was waaay too easy, and didn't include enough.

I'm part of a book club, and one of our goals is to read things that we feel we should have read already, but haven't. I'm enjoying the hell out of it, too.

I will. However, if my "to-read" pile gets any bigger, it's gonna eat me.

[bornfollower.livejournal.com]

I have had to read that book for two or three classes and I read it occasionally on my own and AUGH LOVE IT SO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHH.


... just ... sayin'.

[basepair.livejournal.com]

I loved Their Eyes Were Watching God! At the end, Harry kills Voldemort.

If you liked it, I'd suggest you read Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat. The stories are engaging and beautifully written.