Book Club - The Glass Castle

Tuesday night Allison and I went to book club where we discussed "The Glass Castle" a memoir by Jeannette Walls.  It was a very well written book and truly amazing story of making something of yourself no matter your upbringing or being raised in poverty.  And what was truly amazing to me is she never once blames her parents for any of the horrific things that happen to her and her family.  In a world where everyone seems to want to blame others for what is wrong with their life or why they think they can't succeed it was refreshing, although I did want to shake her parents and say to them what where you thinking....



Photo by: (Barnes & Noble)

here is a video clip of the author talking about her book.



We had a lively discussion on many topics i.e. was it child abuse, what was the most surprising thing that we read in the book, we have more poverty in America then most Americans probably want to realize, should they have taken welfare, and the mother's comment of how it was very easy to be homeless in New York etc., etc., etc.

I saw that it looks like they are going to be making a movie - maybe, with Jennifer Lawrence from the Hunger Games (see here)

It was a fun night which included yummy peach cobbler and free books!  Thanks Caitlin Thompson for hosting and starting this wonderful way to socialize, to get to read by assignment, and read new and different genres.