We had a great talk about Madeline Miller's depiction of Circe, a witch goddess who has a small part in ancient mythology. Miller's Circe lives a long and rich life that has many points of reference for modern readers, a good book club choice. We miss being together in reality but are grateful for zoom so that we can see each other and chat.
Next we will meet on zoom again, on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 pm. We will talk about Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese.
We didn't pick any other dates but we chose books for the next three months. In November the book will be The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung.
In December we will talk about Hamnet and Judith by Maggie O'Farrell.
And in January 2021 we will get to The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue.
Books we mentioned:
- Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- The Very Marrow of our Bones by Christine Higdon
- The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
- The Reality Bubble by Ziya Tong
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
What to watch:
- Netflix - My Octopus Teacher
- Netflix - Cuties
- Tiff - Inconvenient Indian
- Tiff - Nomadland
