Thanks for all the kind words, folks. We appreciate it - BUT of course, as
Annie,
JoanK and
Traude have mentioned, the discussion would not have been as rich as it was without your contributions.
Let's hear it for SeniorLearn Bookies!I loved Geraldine Brooks' responses - she answered every single one that we put to her in such a forthright way. I particularly liked what she said about Father Vistorini -
"YES. IT'S UP TO THE READER, BUT THE SUGGESTION IS THAT POSSIBLY AT SOME POINT VISTORINI RETRIEVES HIS HERITAGE AND PASSES THE BOOK ON TO HIS HEIRS. BUT ONLY IF THE READER LIKES THAT IDEA. " So that's what she was doing when she left things up in the air - leaving it to the reader... I suppose when the solitary reader sitting on his/her porch reaches a conclusion - but here, we spent much time sharing our own views. I thought that was so much fun!
That's what makes these discussions go round.So, are we ready for more Brooks? We can go forward and consider reading her new book, set in 17th century Martha's Vineyard
OR
We can think about going back to her Pulitizer Prize winning,
March - referring to the little women's absent papa. When was the last time you read "Little Women?"
How about we read and discuss both - Little Women AND March? I could really go for that!
Babi - I think Catherine Zeta-Jones is capable of turning herself into Hanna, I really do. Let's keep an eye out for word of the movie. I thought it was funny that Ms. Brooks and
Claire were in complete agreement about the bombshell effect - How does that work? Can an actress just buy rights to a film and then choose to star in it? Really?
Let's spend the rest of our time together on unanswered questions and our own "afterwords." How about this question - how would you answer it?
When Hanna implores Ozren to solicit a second opinion on Alia’s condition, he becomes angry and tells her, “Not every story has a happy ending.” Do you believe this story had a happy ending?