The Butterfly Mosque, G. Willow Wilson
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I read this book as part of our library's reading group program. Many in the program felt that the book was a little contrived or protective of the husband or lacking in some essential facts. I can't get out of the feeling that they said that because their concepts of the Muslim culture are Americanized and skewed as a result. I'm certainly not an expert, but I did enjoy reading.
"Screw this," she said, punching the glass that divided her from the almond joy stuck inside, dangling by its wrapper. She sighed and turned away, muttering "Good luck," as she passed. Her T-shirt read, "Why does it always rain on me?" Apparently she had dressed for this moment of synchronicity. p13
This says so much about people in general. We're always turning bad stuff into stuff that happens /against/ us. It's not just something bad that happens, it's not just failure of gravity or random electronic glitch, it's something that happens to US specifically. This really put that into perspective. I'm as guilty as the next guy.
If working adults were graded on their knowledge of current events the way college juniors are, we would be a very different world. p16
How very, very true.
"I don't like just showing up like this. 'Hi, I'm your white American in-the-closet-convert future daughter-in-law. I've brought you some flowers and a catastrophe.'" p 50
There's some humor throughout this book, it's very well balanced.
There was also a segment where teachers of a school were having sensitivity training. The story was about a woman who knew there was a murderer out, but went out anyway to meet her lover because her husband had left the house. There is much more to it than that, but you have to decide who is guilty. This started all kinds of conversation in our reading group, because everyone had different opinions, naturally.
"Screw this," she said, punching the glass that divided her from the almond joy stuck inside, dangling by its wrapper. She sighed and turned away, muttering "Good luck," as she passed. Her T-shirt read, "Why does it always rain on me?" Apparently she had dressed for this moment of synchronicity. p13
This says so much about people in general. We're always turning bad stuff into stuff that happens /against/ us. It's not just something bad that happens, it's not just failure of gravity or random electronic glitch, it's something that happens to US specifically. This really put that into perspective. I'm as guilty as the next guy.
If working adults were graded on their knowledge of current events the way college juniors are, we would be a very different world. p16
How very, very true.
"I don't like just showing up like this. 'Hi, I'm your white American in-the-closet-convert future daughter-in-law. I've brought you some flowers and a catastrophe.'" p 50
There's some humor throughout this book, it's very well balanced.
There was also a segment where teachers of a school were having sensitivity training. The story was about a woman who knew there was a murderer out, but went out anyway to meet her lover because her husband had left the house. There is much more to it than that, but you have to decide who is guilty. This started all kinds of conversation in our reading group, because everyone had different opinions, naturally.
