Journaling, “To Do” lists, discovering parents are real people, and of course, the book. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel and finish with a group discussion.
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Life choices, raising children, household organization, solipsism, and more. The women continue their chat inspired by “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Are you a person who has too many mugs or just enough? Discussion Points: Reading a graphic novel like reading poetry Literary references and complicated vocabulary in Fun Home Philosophy of solipsism Making life choices that make yourself happy The nuclear family and adult creative pursuits Raising children with a village versus a small family The advantages to having multi-aged play groups Child, bag, and other trackers Having homes for household objects so you don’t lose things Having too many mugs Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For Solipsistic The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff The Tile App ...
Spiderman, déjà vu, synesthesia, Cyndi Lauper, A Million Little Pieces, apologies, community, asking for help, and making friends as an adult. Lots of tangents this week! The women continue their chat inspired by “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry. Discussion Points: Déjà vu - is it mindfulness, something we don’t understand about time, a sign from the universe, or something else? Synesthesia - are your senses linked? The new Spiderman movie and do you like movie previews? Restrictions in different parts of Canada Controversy about A Million Little Pieces, author James Frey and Oprah Winfrey, Cancel Culture, and apologies Cyndi Lauper - do you like her music? The importance of community in raising children, making new friends as an adult, and asking for help can be difficult Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry Spider-Man: No Way Home A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Oprah Confronts James Frey Oprah and James Frey Clear the Air ...
The Book Interrupted women discuss “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari, storytelling, keepsakes, empathy, and the separatism between nature and man. Lia finishes the episode and shocks the other members by cutting her Sapiens book in half for ease of carrying and reading. Discussion Points: Our ability to tell stories unifies us: corporations, money, human rights, government The collection of data Re-reading books Good luck charms/keepsakes - do you give power to your personal objects? Why we gorge food Having empathy for people you haven’t met The separatism between nature and man Looking at the global community Cutting large books in half for ease of transport Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert ...
