So maybe I did not explain well the First Rule of Book Club to the general blog population. It's not that we don't read the books, it's just that we want people to come to book club and share in the conversation and insights even if they did not get the chance to start or finish the book. Sometimes life gets too busy to get the book read, but we still want to see everyone. And, our goal isn't critical analysis of the book itself, but drawing out larger themes and how the story in the book informs the story of our lives as Christians.
Yesterday's book fell in the category of hard to finish. The story line is moving, haunting, funny and beautiful. The author, though, drew on her talents as a nature writer which can be challenging to read IF nature writing is not your thing.
The best thing about the book we read is that it offered a timeless reminder that left to our own devices and poisoned by inhumane thinking, humans can be animals. The book we read this month--The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman.
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What book was it?
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