Well I’ve finished reading Fast Food Nation and will not be consuming fast food ever again. It was a little heavy on the factual side, but still very interesting to read. And scary.
I’m now almost through with one of Alice Walker’s Non-Fiction books, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For. It is a wonderful collection of essays about a range of topics. Alice Walker is known most for her book The Color Purple, which became a film and now a musical. If you’ve never read her Non-Fiction, it’s lovely. I’m really enjoying it.
An excerpt of a review from Booklist by Vanessa Bush: “Walker, best known as a novelist, offers a collection of her essays and talks in a variety of venues and efforts . . . Talking to midwives, black yoga instructors, college students, Buddhists, and other admirers of her work, Walker offers commentary on the ways that modern society is destroying itself and the earth, and yet stands on the threshold of promising development . . . In a commencement address, she urges her listeners to value “the pause,” the time between accomplishments when we wonder what is next and are afraid of the temporary emptiness. Taking her title from words by the poet June Jordan, Walker encourages the reader to recognize the potential that each of us has to make positive changes in the world and our lives. This is a thoughtful and reflective look at life and the search for meaning.”
Happy Reading! ~ Mrs. Emery
