I just read this with a group of friends for Battle of the Books (a book trivia event that started as a school thing then libraries recreated it for adults). It was a charming book! And thanks for the primer on inspiration vs appropriation.
Hey Marcie - I wasn't able to listen to the article voiceover while I was out today. I tried it on my phone several times & then on my laptop once I got home. Maybe I'm doing something wrong on my end? If the recording is not available, I will definitely try to read the article later.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I found it a bit puzzling that he got flak for being inspired by the Sixties Scoop because fiction so often takes threads from reality and weaves them into story as a way of giving us new perspectives. It's one of the things that makes story so powerful.
I liked this book a lot when it was part of a book club I was in a few years back. It wasn't on my radar, so it was a surprise read. I appreciated the author's approach to differences and fear. Those will be big in the year ahead. Thank you for bringing it to us and showing it in terms of all we will be going through this year. I love the idea of stories helping people process and even being written to provide a way to do that. I always look forward to your take on things.
This was such a sunshine love hug of a book when I read it a few years back!
I LOVED the audiobook!
Thank you for your recommendation and all of your words. I'm so sad and terrified of the world right now and you described it perfectly
I just read this with a group of friends for Battle of the Books (a book trivia event that started as a school thing then libraries recreated it for adults). It was a charming book! And thanks for the primer on inspiration vs appropriation.
Hey Marcie - I wasn't able to listen to the article voiceover while I was out today. I tried it on my phone several times & then on my laptop once I got home. Maybe I'm doing something wrong on my end? If the recording is not available, I will definitely try to read the article later.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I found it a bit puzzling that he got flak for being inspired by the Sixties Scoop because fiction so often takes threads from reality and weaves them into story as a way of giving us new perspectives. It's one of the things that makes story so powerful.
I liked this book a lot when it was part of a book club I was in a few years back. It wasn't on my radar, so it was a surprise read. I appreciated the author's approach to differences and fear. Those will be big in the year ahead. Thank you for bringing it to us and showing it in terms of all we will be going through this year. I love the idea of stories helping people process and even being written to provide a way to do that. I always look forward to your take on things.
I’ll have to check it out! I need a good audiobook to listen to with my teens since we have a LOT of inside time forecasted thus week
THANK YOU for the clarity around this book!
Thanks for the book recommendation!