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For some reason both of my book clubs met this week. The one book club always meets the first Wednesday. Tonight we discussed The Grace of Silence (a memoir of a woman who grew up in Minneapolis). Although we didn't really talk in great detail about the book as we normally do, we did talk a lot about race relations then and now. All of these women are older (truly much older) than me, so I found it interesting listening to their stories. Earlier this week, my other book club discussed _____. For some reason, I'm blanking, but it's the fiction book about Alzheimer's (the woman professor that gets the disease... you know). Although it seems like I'm messing around I really can't remember the title. The discussion was heated at time as many thought about their family members who have experienced this disease. Tonight I finished Last Standing Woman. It's fiction (A powerful and poignant novel tracing the lives of seven generations of Anishinaabe (O)bwe/Chippewa).'...an impressive fiction debut....skillfully intertwines social history. oral myth and character study...." Publishers Weekly.), but I think it must be more memoir with a combination of fiction and nonfiction. I would say this book was worth reading while the other two discussed in book clubs this week were merely average. I am, however, grateful to be able to be part of these two book clubs. I enjoy reading and don't feel that I have the opportunity to read as much as I would like during the school year.
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