I've had a really book focused weekend. Among other things, the highlights of this weekend were going to the National Book Festival and joining a book club. On Saturday, I met up with my old friend Jenny who I hadn't seen in years. The book festival was the perfect place to reconnect--it was free, there was enough time walking around that we could catch up, and the festival provided lots additional things to talk about. Jenny and I went to see Julia Alvarez speak and she was amazing. I had only read one of her books, In the Time of Butterflies, which I had loved and now I really want to read her newest adult fiction book, Saving the World. Alvarez really did not spend that much time talking about her books, the talk was focused on her love of reading and how powerful books can help us all live in another world, if only for a few hundred pages.
Then, today, I met up with another old friend, Gwen, and we went to a book club sponsored by the Women's Information Network. The book club was discussing Time Traveler's Wife which I read a couple months ago, so this was the perfect chance to meet new people and talk about I book I really liked. For sure, talking about it made me question if I really loved it as much as I thought I did. Time Traveler's Wife is a great read, but I realized as we talked about it that there is a lot of questionable focus on the role of women. For example, Clare who is the time traveler's wife seems to be defined by that role--she is only a time traveler's wife and very little else. That being said, there is a lot to like about this novel and overall I really enjoyed it.
Book I want to read:
Saving the World by Julia Alvarez
Books I've already read (and liked):
In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffennegger
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