A perfect summer evening settled in on Kate's corner of paradise as our little group gathered for "Small Great Things". Kate actually indulged us with large great things:
La Maison de Kate
featuring visiting chef
Megan L.
July 20, 2017
menu
round table temptations
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hall of dining and discussion
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sweet endings
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Graced by a visit from Megan, we were treated to her shrimp and chicken kabobs, sharp insight and delightful conversation. A exquisite chip off the old block!
Jodi Picoult's novel about American racism impassioned our read, as Picoult tried her best to reveal the complicated, charged experience of being black. Keenly reviewed by Roxane Gay, in the October 11, 2016 New York Times Book Review, Gay notes:
"The more we see of Ruth and her family, the more their characterization feels like black-people bingo — as if Picoult is working through a checklist of issues in an attempt to say everything about race in one book."
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| Roxane Gay |
Our feeling was the same, recognizing characters and situations that abound in our society. With an especially tidy ending, Martha-Stewart-tidy, packaged in finest cellophane and crisp bow, eye-rolling became stilled by the undeniable task of acknowledging the challenge of making a difference. The book will forever remind me of that work.
Kate's suggestions for an upcoming read:
"Americanah" Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Homegoing" Yaa Gyasi
"Sapiens:A Brief History of Mankind" Yuval Noah Harari
"Nutshell" Ian McEwan *chosen
Up next, Viet Thanh Ngyuen's "The Sympathizer".
Studiously reading,
LK
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