Comments on: May Reading Recap https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/05/may-reading-recap-5/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:07:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/05/may-reading-recap-5/#comment-291948 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:07:53 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16740#comment-291948 In reply to Laila.

I’ve felt the same way. I took one small step by signing a number of petitions outside the library recently- all on issues that affect women, people of color, and other vulnerable communities. Hopefully, they got enough signatures to be presented to the state legislature.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/05/may-reading-recap-5/#comment-291947 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:05:14 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16740#comment-291947 In reply to Kim.

Thank you for your support. I’m always hesitant because I don’t want to lose subscribers/readers, but neither can I stay silent on issues of such importance.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/05/may-reading-recap-5/#comment-291942 Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:21:40 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16740#comment-291942 In reply to Susan.

I’m almost having to deliberately ignore the news these days. I see nothing good ahead which is not a great mindset.

I read Mercy Street as well and while I thought it was very well done I felt masochistic for reading it. It was as polarizing and depressing as the issue itself. I learned nothing from the pro-birth characters, juts that they were angry white men. Nothing new there.

]]> By: Kim https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/05/may-reading-recap-5/#comment-291936 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:36:34 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16740#comment-291936 Amen. Thank you, Catherine, for your passion and for capturing the current hypocrisy so perfectly. I love your book reviews, but I also appreciate your willingness to take a stand on something that disturbs us all so profoundly.

]]> By: Laila https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/05/may-reading-recap-5/#comment-291935 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:35:18 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16740#comment-291935 Completely agree with your assessment of where we are now. It’s frightening, and I keep wondering what we can do to build a “beloved community” as the late, great John Lewis said. What can I do as an individual? I’m trying to make space for sadness and for action. It’s a dispiriting time to be an American right now. No wonder your reading has been affected.

]]> By: Susan https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/05/may-reading-recap-5/#comment-291933 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 11:21:07 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16740#comment-291933 The violence in our country is affecting my reading too. As a 57 year old woman I am greatly disturbed by what I see happening to women’s rights in our country. If Roe does fall it won’t be the only “right” that will be attacked. What will be next? Gay marriage? We already have dontsaygay on the books here in the back water state of Florida.

Turning back to books I completed just 6 of them, with 3 I dnf’d. May is usually my happy summer reading month, this year not so much.
I did read and enjoy “Cover Story” thank you for the recommendation.
I just started reading ” Mercy Street” by Jennifer Haighp a new author to me. I’m about 100 pages in so far so good. For now I will just read as I can concentrate. I don’t know what else we can do.

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