COMMENTS

9 responses to “Senior Planet Book Club: The Vanishing Half”

1. Just Finished, enjoyed reading this book.

   Reply to Johnnie Taylor

2. As I read the first 6 chapters of this novel, it brought to mind “The Willie Lynch Letter & the Making of a Slave:” specifically the section that stated in excerpt, “…full proof method for controlling your black slaves…for at least 300 years…take the differences among the slaves…I use envy for control purposes…” In essence, one of the techniques used to control blacks in America, yesterday and today, was and is the exploitation of differing skin color, with preferential treatment granted to those of lighter hues.

   Reply to Petisia

3. Hmmmm….loving this book, but I misunderstood that there would be a Zoom meeting today. Truth be told, I just started Chapter 4 which appears to be teenage Jude in her travels. Gender and race relations, unexpected and sometimes mysterious, make this a good read

   Reply to linda bevan

   1. Hi Linda! There is no Zoom meeting today, just a discussion in the comments. We’ll meet on April 29 at 4:30pm EST. See here for more details: https://seniorplanet.org/event/book-club-discussion-the-vanishing-half/

      Thanks!

      Reply to Senior Planet

4. I just finished reading this book for another book club but would love to be a part of this discussion as well. My daughter is also now currently reading this book and she also has found it an excellent read.

   Reply to Rebecca Jordan

   1. Welcome! We would love to have you as part of the discussion! The official meeting day / time will be announced in next week’s article.

      Reply to Rebecca Altneu

5. I haven’t attended the book club format before. My book club in Newark, DE happens to be reading this book as well. Is there a specified time on Tuesday to enter your discussion?

   Reply to Cleta Bradwell

   1. Welcome Cleta! There is no specific time to discuss the reading in the comments section every week, comment whenever you like after our weekly article has been posted! But we do have a specific time to meet over Zoom once we’ve finished the book. That will be announced next week or the week following. For weekly Tuesday updates on the book club you can subscribe to out newsletter “The Orbit” here: https://seniorplanet.org/get-involved/newsletters/

      Reply to Senior Planet

      1. I dont know if this is “illegal” but if you have an ereader, like Kindle, this book is sold on ebay for about $3. The “owner” will then send you a link and you can load into whatever format your device can read. Seems to me if it were illegal, ebay wouldn’t do it, but it is a nice alternative to save money!