“I wish the book didn’t make me SO sad — I started reading it knowing nothing about the storyline or the author. There are no happy characters, no tying things in a bow, no joyous moments unmarred by sorrow. Yet, you can’t help but sympathize with each of the main characters.” That was the summary one of my former students provided in a fledgling online reading group. The book: Toni Morrison’s Beloved. But, first some background (which will seem to you, Dear Reader, to be utterly without … [Read more...] about The Unquenchable Spark of Humanity
Measuring out my life with coffee spoons ...and books
