Well, folks, we are almost at the end of our journey, so let's end it on a bit of hope, much like our friend, Scrooge. He started out as this miserable old skinflint and ended up a redeemed character, full of love for his fellow man and generosity of heart. And just like his infamous ghosts, we, too, could have been transformed by the 'spirit' of a book. The question is this:
Is there a book that’s left you feeling hopeful or changed you in some way?
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Bah Humbook!-Week 6-Discussion
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Bah Humbook!-Week 6-Discussion
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Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
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Re: Bah Humbook!-Week 6-Dscussion
Is there a book that’s left you feeling hopeful or changed you in some way?
There are two books which, in the course of reading them, I happened upon a phrase or sentence and, for some reason, that 'phrase' was exactly what I needed to read at that time in order to make a profound change in my way of 'thinking' (feeling). Changes which led to something very hopeful (for me).
Because of the language in one of them (and the quote itself), I cannot give the names and authors in here. But yes, that has happened to me.
There is another book which I can use, there, though. Mad Maudlin, by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edgehill, is a book written in such a way that I could see the manipulations of others, at me, at others, and recognize them as manipulations, in the interest of those manipulating and not at all for any of my own (or others) 'good'. This led me to looking at things in a different way, and realizing that I could choose otherwise. That's a lovely, hopeful, feeling!
There are two books which, in the course of reading them, I happened upon a phrase or sentence and, for some reason, that 'phrase' was exactly what I needed to read at that time in order to make a profound change in my way of 'thinking' (feeling). Changes which led to something very hopeful (for me).
Because of the language in one of them (and the quote itself), I cannot give the names and authors in here. But yes, that has happened to me.
There is another book which I can use, there, though. Mad Maudlin, by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edgehill, is a book written in such a way that I could see the manipulations of others, at me, at others, and recognize them as manipulations, in the interest of those manipulating and not at all for any of my own (or others) 'good'. This led me to looking at things in a different way, and realizing that I could choose otherwise. That's a lovely, hopeful, feeling!
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Re: Bah Humbook!-Week 6-Dscussion
Like Prof. Tarma, I have some books I could mention that are unfortunately not HOL appropriate, so to move on to one that is:
I would have to give this one to The Giver by Lois Lowry, for a reason very much similar to Prof. Tarma’s. The book tends to make you reflect on your life. It raises questions about conformity and whether the knowledge we have is simply what we’re told, rather than the truth. It’s easy to live in a bubble, not questioning everyday life or how we, as a society, interact. We just tend to trust that everything we’re told and how we’re meant to act is for the best. It taught me that I should probably be asking more questions than I previously was, in both the grand scheme of things and in my own personal relationships.
I would have to give this one to The Giver by Lois Lowry, for a reason very much similar to Prof. Tarma’s. The book tends to make you reflect on your life. It raises questions about conformity and whether the knowledge we have is simply what we’re told, rather than the truth. It’s easy to live in a bubble, not questioning everyday life or how we, as a society, interact. We just tend to trust that everything we’re told and how we’re meant to act is for the best. It taught me that I should probably be asking more questions than I previously was, in both the grand scheme of things and in my own personal relationships.