tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post6246574055009744246..comments2023-07-25T05:14:36.047-10:00Comments on Subliminal Intervention: What I'm Reading Now-The HelpDreamybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-55341411977258415872009-10-05T08:52:57.606-10:002009-10-05T08:52:57.606-10:00Wow, how sad that that was the outcome of that par...Wow, how sad that that was the outcome of that particular situation. I bet that didn't do anything to help people's attitudes at the time. <br /><br />I think you're right though-sadly, major changes in human rights rarely happen without somebody getting hurt. Anytime someone decides to stand up and challenge the status quo, it's going to anger somebody else to the point that they're going to be willing to take drastic action to keep things the way they are. While that drastic action usually ends up being something terrible and hurtful, it's often the thing that finally makes people stand up and go, "Whoa. This has gone too far." <br /><br />I understand what you're saying though. It's sort of a do-the-end-justify-the-means question, and who am I to say that someone's daughter or brother or mother's life was worth the cause, especially if they were an unwilling participant in the first place? Could we have gotten to the same place that we are today without all the violence? Who knows.Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-78951630453297570602009-10-04T15:16:35.941-10:002009-10-04T15:16:35.941-10:00I had an interesting discussion with my mother-in-...I had an interesting discussion with my mother-in-law about this book. <br /><br />Around this time, my MIL was living in the South, and schools were supposed to be starting to integrate. Well, my MIL was living on a military base, and the commander of that military base decided to set the example and send his daughter to an all-black school. On the first or second day, she was trapped in the bathroom by a few girls and they cut her face up, giving her scars that would last her lifetime. My MIL was obviously upset by this, because she didn't understand how someone could put their child in that kind of danger. <br /><br />I thought this was interesting, because I know bad things were happening to people at this time, but look how far we've come, arguably BECAUSE OF those people. Those people who were tormented or beat up or whatever, they are the ones who really helped further equality in America. But maybe that's easy for me to say since I didn't have to go through it?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688001590373132381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-78778279224372128092009-10-03T15:40:12.663-10:002009-10-03T15:40:12.663-10:00She WAS terrible, wasn't she! Her character s...She WAS terrible, wasn't she! Her character seems so over the top, but I suspect that there were plenty of people who felt and acted just like she did, so for me her character didn't detract from the book at all; but, boy, she sure was hard to take!Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-59700082880690077452009-10-03T15:19:55.026-10:002009-10-03T15:19:55.026-10:00GReat discussions here! I could think of a few f...GReat discussions here! I could think of a few flaws w/ the book but I still loved it more than cared to nitpick it. (ie, Hilly was just TOO mean.) lovely book!!Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-76272225299511162872009-08-23T12:36:36.132-10:002009-08-23T12:36:36.132-10:00I hope you enjoy it-come back and let me know what...I hope you enjoy it-come back and let me know what you thought. :)Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-67677372677059160092009-08-20T10:28:08.258-10:002009-08-20T10:28:08.258-10:00I've read a few reviews of this one, but yours...I've read a few reviews of this one, but yours is the one that convinces me I've got to read it. I can't resist a book that gets such different reactions from different people!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-7800958653662033502009-08-17T18:42:01.246-10:002009-08-17T18:42:01.246-10:00Softdrink-Like you said, a lot of progress has bee...Softdrink-Like you said, a lot of progress has been made, but it's scary how much progress still needs to be made. I agree that it's important for people to read about this part of our history-it wasn't <i>that</i> long ago, and I think it's important for people to know the kind of things that happened and to see the ways in which small acts of bravery can make a difference.Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-14075817877016062942009-08-17T07:06:53.548-10:002009-08-17T07:06:53.548-10:00My reaction (to most any book set in the south) is...My reaction (to most any book set in the south) is thank god my grandparents moved away from Mississippi when my dad was a kid. Despite all the progress, I'm glad I wasn't raised in a part of the country where you walk around and still see the Confederate flag in places.<br /><br />Still, though, it doesn't make me depressed. And I think it's important for our generation to be able to experience, even through novels, what it was like in the South.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-66411471994595845292009-08-15T19:02:48.199-10:002009-08-15T19:02:48.199-10:00Thanks, Diane. I'm glad I liked it this much ...Thanks, Diane. I'm glad I liked it this much too!Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-42347911938859053562009-08-15T05:39:24.360-10:002009-08-15T05:39:24.360-10:00What a great review. Sounds like this book evoked ...What a great review. Sounds like this book evoked lots of emotion within your group.<br /><br />So happy you enjoyed this book as much as I did.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-65591564994666894852009-08-14T04:38:22.840-10:002009-08-14T04:38:22.840-10:00Kari-That's neat that this book provided a cha...Kari-That's neat that this book provided a chance for you to learn more about your mother's childhood. You mentioned your grandfather having to bring food out to the car-I guess that's one of the things that is so perplexing about this whole era is that colored people were seen as not good enough to eat in the same restaurants, too dirty to use the same restrooms, not intelligent or civilized enough to run their own lives basically, and yet they were still allowed to raise all the white children. Conversely, people who had help could see that they were loving, civilized, not noticeably diseased, etc., and yet they still put up with things like being inconvenienced on a road trip if they brought their help with them. I don't know. So much about that time is so perplexing. I guess what's even more perplexing is knowing that there are still people out there who think this way.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Lisa-Glad to do it, and I'm glad you stopped by!<br /><br />Yes, I agree that the author was trying to tell a positive story; I felt hopeful when I was done reading it. I can understand how remembering that time in history (vs. just reading about it) would be depressing, but I hope the rest of the book turned things around for him!Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-65342980367552281612009-08-14T04:12:41.951-10:002009-08-14T04:12:41.951-10:00That is very interesting about the reaction from t...That is very interesting about the reaction from the black man in your club. It really does surprise me that he found it depressing. I agree that it was a depressing time for blacks, but I would think that the story of these women coming together to take a stand would have a positive reaction from him. Granted, he did live through those times and most certainly has distinct memories but I feel the author is trying to tell a positive story about a very difficult time. <br /><br />Thanks so much for adding my link to your review. I'm glad you enjoyed the book as well!Lisa (Southern Girl Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03749744167773202007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-44003416275429896472009-08-14T03:21:11.953-10:002009-08-14T03:21:11.953-10:00That's an interesting story you told about the...That's an interesting story you told about the man in your book club. And I agree with you on reasons why someone closer to our generation and situation may view the book in a more positive light. To me, it is nice to see the positive changes that have occurred since this story takes place.<br /><br />My mom actually just read this book and loved it. She grew up in Nashville and says she remembers riding the bus downtown in the fifties and African-Americans sitting in the back. She was 10 or under around then, so she says she never knew what it really meant but it was definitely noticed. She also said that her family had their own help of sorts, an African-American woman who would work with her mom (my grandma) during the day. This lady would go on vacations with them and as they drove to Florida, she said her dad had to bring food out to her in the car because she wasn't allowed in the restaurant. By the sixties, things weren't as segregated in Nashville as they were in the deep, rural south, but one of my favorite things about reading this book was the stories that I got to hear from my mom afterward.<br /><br />Well, now that I've written a novel on here...I'm done. :)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858788786888440257noreply@blogger.com