This year's On Our Minds book is Mountains Beyond Mountains The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World. First off, have you read it? I finally had the chance to get to it last month, and I thought it was really impressive. As I've said in other posts, I don't typically read much nonfiction, but I was glad I read this one. Paul Farmer seems like such a remarkable person--and he's done so much good in the world. Actually, one of the emotions I found myself feeling as I read the book was guilt. Not guilt that I wasn't doing my part to help the people in Haiti, but guilt that I wasn't doing more to contribute to society. Here is this man who has devoted himself to making a change in the world, and here am I: librarian extraordinaire. Yes, I suppose my efforts at the library contribute to the learning of students, which can change lives on an individual level, but I hardly think that my efforts will ever make such an impact on a global scale as Paul Farmer's. I'm curious what other people felt as they read the book.
Of course, if there's another topic about the book that you'd like to discuss, feel free to bring that up, as well. Basically, I'd just like to start a discussion of the work, and see where it takes us--sort of like an online book group. Any takers?
Of course, if there's another topic about the book that you'd like to discuss, feel free to bring that up, as well. Basically, I'd just like to start a discussion of the work, and see where it takes us--sort of like an online book group. Any takers?