June 25, 2017 Meeting at Joy's House

Submitted by Ann S.

We met at Joy’s home in Concord for one last time as Joy has sold her
house.  Congratulations Joy!
We also wished Mary Jo happiness in her new home and Happy Birthday to
Joy and Stephanie.
Good food, good wine, good friends.

Well Stephanie while you don’t hold the record for record for
suggesting the longest book, this may have been the book with the
longest discussion.  We were missing only Kathy and Judy for this
meeting so it does not need a lengthy review here.

The title is taken from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. quote “If I cannot
do great things, I can do small things in a great way”.  Picoult
acknowledges she is a white woman trying to make us see the discomfort
of being black--how it feels to be the “odd” one in the room, and the
meaning of equality. Whether we liked or disliked Jody Picoult’s
writing, agreed or disagreed with her depiction of the characters, or
found the ending a bit fake, we acknowledged her achievement in
bringing race issues to the attention of her white majority audience.
As noted above, our discussion was lengthy, sometimes intense, and
informative.  Some did not enjoy the book but all agree that we are
glad to have read it.

NOTES:

The book chosen for the August Meeting is:  Mornings on Horseback by
David McCullough

Celia has volunteered her home for the August meeting.
Carol will submit the list for the Sept. reading

Next Meeting:

Date:               July 30, 2017

Book:              “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D.Vance

Time:              1 p.m.

Where:            The Meadow at Marilyn’s
                       In the event of rain we will meet at Marilyn’s home



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