Laura H L’s Comments (group member since Jul 18, 2018)

Laura H L’s comments from the Diversity in All Forms! group.

I loved this book and read it with my book club a couple of years ago. The whole blackberry thing cracked me up with the mud slide - Bernadette knew what she was doing! As a retired educator, I loved the school community portrayal - as a former principal- I recognized some of those parents.
I love the suggestion that the blackberry bushes as a symbol of strangling individuality - very good. Just think of that house - she was an architect who lived in that crazy house where it was utter chaos - she just seemed to give up on the very thing she loved.
Other members of my club did not like it as much as I did but we did get into a great discussion about feminism, careers, motherhood that was quite raucous.

Hi, I'm Laura. I am a Canadian educator for more than 30 years and I am now working in labour relations. I loved Where'd you go Bernadette and i have the Jim Crow book on my bookshelf as a to-read. When I saw the books you are reading, they appealed to me. I have been trying to broaden my reading to understand what is going on in our society. Looking forward to reading some interesting books and following the discussion.