Jahrom Farah Farah itibaren Madrid, Cundinamarca, Kolumbia
I'm not sure what to say about Rhoda Janzen's Mennonite in a Little Black Dress . It's definitely not the type of book that I would have picked up on my own but reading out of my preferred genres is what I love about book club. Ms. Janzen grew up as a Mennonite. She tells lots of stories about the difficultly of being a Mennonite as a child. Shame-inducing foods and all. She grows up, becomes a scholar, marries and divorces a real piece of work, and while recovering from an accident travels home to visit her Mennonite past. The book is interesting. It gave me a lot to think about. I think if I had to describe it in one word I'd choose conflicted. Ms. Janzen is conflicted about her past. She's conflicted about her marriage, her Mennonite upbringing, and religion in general. Thus throughout the book she praises and then disparages and makes light of each of these things. It made for a conflicted reading experience as well.