Thank you for the excellent book selections and discussions.

Love the faux hawk style she is sporting.

Just finished the book. Such an amazing story.

I agree.

Ged had to figure things out on his own. The defenses he built were flawed and fear based. He clung to these beliefs until it became too painful to continue leading him to finally surrendered his ego.

The concept of wizards stretches the boundaries of imagination. Book banners are bound to their rules.

I would like to read Paradise in February.

Oh my. That macaroni is naked.

Things continually change. Evil leaders come and go. Yes, great damage can be done under their influence. Always keep the faith and strive for equity and justice.

I don’t agree. Larkin had been told her mother was a misguided person as long as she could recall. It created a bias in her opinion of her mother. Larkin developed notions of the world around her in response to her own survival defenses.

I am so happy that your life will be a little more comfortable. I’m sure there is a long way to go yet to have normalcy, and know you’re grateful for every blessing.

Yes. This does fit the storyline.

I deleted my previous post and reposted it. There was a link at the bottom of the previous post that I did not add. Not sure how it got there.

I like the quote from Earthseed in chapter 5. “Beware: At war / or at peace, More people die / of unenlightened self-interest / Than of any other disease.”
It also talks of how Olamina looked to the wider world and marginalization of others is a tool of oppression which is in full blown mode today.

This may not directly relate to your question but I love the reference to Oya, Olamina’s middle name, which is also the name of the Yoruban Orisha.

Yes! Prayers to Jamaica and the people of the Caribbean!! ❤️❤️❤️

Yes, I would recommend this book as an important read. I first read it in high school in the 1970’s and parts of it stuck with me over the years. Reading it again brought back some of the same feelings of dread… didn’t help that I’ve been sick.

I don’t think I would survive. I’m sure I would step out of line early on and be disappeared. This book is so depressing to me.

I have faith in bunny and black bird to work things out.