tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post1097423828196663111..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: My New Book Club - CasteMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-76375991399707204252022-02-05T18:56:52.334-05:002022-02-05T18:56:52.334-05:00What I am not proud of about our country is that t...What I am not proud of about our country is that there are so many people who deny that the Holocaust happened or who think that slavery was somehow not so bad because "other countries did it too." <br /><br />I remember Brazil nuts being called the N word too, when I was a kid.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-45435204817015315032022-02-05T16:28:45.062-05:002022-02-05T16:28:45.062-05:00Sorry I'm so late, but I'm reading Caste r...Sorry I'm so late, but I'm reading Caste right now, so I had to comment. I'm nearly halfway through it, and I've been so shocked by it I keep thinking "Nothing can shock me now", and then she does. It has certainly changed the way I look at things, and feelings of shame are part of that. I remember my cousins calling Brazil nuts "n***** toes", and not Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787251044110758758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49936485290230197682022-01-22T08:14:38.714-05:002022-01-22T08:14:38.714-05:00I can believe that. This is a book I won't for...I can believe that. This is a book I won't forget. Call me naïve but 'caste' was just a term I never would have applied to America before reading this book.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61835479976965070272022-01-21T19:08:25.515-05:002022-01-21T19:08:25.515-05:00This is the kind of meaty reading I love for a boo...This is the kind of meaty reading I love for a book club (even if challenging for a first meeting!). One of the books I was assigned to read as a sociology major in college was *Caste and Class in a Southern Town.* The book used a close-up look at one town to examine the difference between class systems and caste systems and to explain why we have both in the US, with race forming a caste system Jean P.http://stepintofuture.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34794127489733893712022-01-18T07:18:03.901-05:002022-01-18T07:18:03.901-05:00The people who need the discussions the most are t...The people who need the discussions the most are the ones who won't have them. The ones who need to to read a book like that, won't do it.<br /><br />The book we're reading now is partly set in Nazi Germany and doesn't look like a piece of cake to discuss either. I think it's going to be a while before we're able to get something light to read.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-30899413631394457332022-01-17T22:07:37.775-05:002022-01-17T22:07:37.775-05:00We need to have discussions like the subject of th...We need to have discussions like the subject of this book, over and over again. We become immune to the news and avoid discussions about subjects that affect our world. A fiction book will be a walk in the park after this. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-64331914970417396882022-01-10T21:37:34.220-05:002022-01-10T21:37:34.220-05:00Unfortunately the people who could benefit the mos...Unfortunately the people who could benefit the most from reading this book will never do it. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-5569196656173969542022-01-10T19:08:46.745-05:002022-01-10T19:08:46.745-05:00Caste is one of the most transformative and import...Caste is one of the most transformative and important books I've ever read....I see the world differently and have a depth of understanding I never had before. And some people will never see anything but from their own perspective, with defensive "what about-ism" being the only analysis they can conjure. Grrr.donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-38758067464445870162022-01-10T08:45:24.797-05:002022-01-10T08:45:24.797-05:00I remember you and Penny! Sorry to hear about her ...I remember you and Penny! Sorry to hear about her passing. Her going did change your world, so you were right! I still miss Levi.<br /><br />Our book club is brand new so we haven't gotten the opportunity to read only two books but 'The Thursday Murder Club' has been mentioned for he future. Here, our library system has what the call 'A Book Club in a Bag' which is 12 books Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-74966106774231303312022-01-10T06:31:18.082-05:002022-01-10T06:31:18.082-05:00Hello from someone on the other side of the world ...Hello from someone on the other side of the world who used to read your blog when Cooper was with you. I thought I'd comment so you know I'm lurking here and reading the blog with interest. I noticed that Levi left this world in March 2021, which is when my dog Penny also died. The day after she died, the vets closed temporarily and the lengthy lockdowns began in Victoria (Australia), andparlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-5695575292273778852022-01-09T19:16:21.624-05:002022-01-09T19:16:21.624-05:00My book club doesn't always have to be fun to ...My book club doesn't always have to be fun to be worth the effort. I want to work my brain. I can read on my own but reading with a deadline and knowing I'll have to discuss what I read makes a difference.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15800097954437565382022-01-09T19:14:29.862-05:002022-01-09T19:14:29.862-05:00Another good example of why more women should be i...Another good example of why more women should be in power today.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-3927861972413852132022-01-09T19:12:17.635-05:002022-01-09T19:12:17.635-05:00It's a good sign that we'll most of us are...It's a good sign that we'll most of us are willing to tackle that big issues and come prepared for a meaningful discussion. Book clubs can be tricky sometimes.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68583105250142208882022-01-09T19:08:58.881-05:002022-01-09T19:08:58.881-05:00Yup, those talking points are pure deflection.Yup, those talking points are pure deflection.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-22312301803220423332022-01-09T17:21:26.582-05:002022-01-09T17:21:26.582-05:00A book club can be fun. Hopefully it will end up b...A book club can be fun. Hopefully it will end up being a fun thing for you all to do.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-54585993721884142192022-01-09T12:24:06.958-05:002022-01-09T12:24:06.958-05:00An interesting example of caste systems was the hi...An interesting example of caste systems was the highly complex social organization of Louisiana in the days of what were called Quadroons, Octaroons, and so on. I could be wrong, but I think I recall that Hitler used the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule" rel="nofollow">'one drop' theory</a> in designing his own horrid systems.<br /><br />I will say this in defense of shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-74994086931804958022022-01-09T11:07:17.586-05:002022-01-09T11:07:17.586-05:00That book was hard to read but so important. The a...That book was hard to read but so important. The analogy to the caste systems of India and the Nazis are spot on. And like others, I didn't realize Hitler used our slavery/segregation system as a model. Ugh. <br /><br />Full points to you for responding to that woman. It grinds my gears when people comment on a book they didn't read. Not to mention coming in with right wing talking pointsHope Springshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711100897900771363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-17197598549274443062022-01-09T11:04:56.453-05:002022-01-09T11:04:56.453-05:00It sounds as if you and your book club navigated t...It sounds as if you and your book club navigated this situation very well. What tired, tedious, sad talking points that woman put forth. She is in deep.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-70193055030665542722022-01-09T09:22:21.089-05:002022-01-09T09:22:21.089-05:00Thank you for the blessing and I hope you have a g...Thank you for the blessing and I hope you have a great new year ahead of you.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-63342878710331209812022-01-09T09:21:17.568-05:002022-01-09T09:21:17.568-05:00I guess it's a popular book club selection...j...I guess it's a popular book club selection...just not at Christmas time.<br />What got me besides the evil of Hitler is that he not only studied our racism here in the States but that he was so sure he was doing a good thing that he documented his studies and didn't bother to cover it up that he was using them as a game plan to turn Germans against the Jews.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66705877276197546442022-01-08T22:45:44.761-05:002022-01-08T22:45:44.761-05:00I'm glad it worked out so well. It sounds as ...I'm glad it worked out so well. It sounds as if you are indeed in the right place...a blessing for you and for those of us who follow your blog. ❤️CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-57002810248147453252022-01-08T22:11:34.911-05:002022-01-08T22:11:34.911-05:00Mu husband read the book & was SO impressed wi...Mu husband read the book & was SO impressed with it. He, also, was stunned at the history of Hitler's interest in American racism. Such a horrible human being. Anyway, good to see so many people are reading it. priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941241519252090787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41715644329760260602022-01-08T22:07:06.631-05:002022-01-08T22:07:06.631-05:00Now, that sounds like Fun!Now, that sounds like Fun!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66705958299671571162022-01-08T19:20:37.855-05:002022-01-08T19:20:37.855-05:00Only time will tell. The party with wine should op...Only time will tell. The party with wine should open up a new side of all of us. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48828741174915832632022-01-08T19:17:56.489-05:002022-01-08T19:17:56.489-05:00I'm going to start calling them erroneous info...I'm going to start calling them erroneous information people instead of low information.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com