Amelia Halgren > Recent Status Updates

“We spend so much time being afraid of failure, afraid of rejection. But regret is the thing we should fear most. Failure is a an answer. Rejection is an answer. Regret is an eternal question you will never have the answer to.”

I’ve been losing interest... not sure if I’ll finish this.

“People are willing to accept you if they see you as an outsider trying to assimilate into their world. But when they see you as a fellow tribe member attempting to disavow the tribe, that is something they will never forgive.”

I wonder if this also explains some of what’s happening in our divisive political climate with people ostracizing family meme era that disagree with their ideology...

“Being chosen is the greatest gift you can give to another human being.”

“You do not own the thing you love.”

“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”

“...language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.”

“Racism exists. People are getting hurt, and just because it’s not happening to you doesn’t mean it’s not happening.”

...I found it interesting that the ‘you’ in this case, is Trevor.

Could Barry’s self-centered nature be a consequence of having a secret life and living in fear of being discovered, or does the causation run the other direction?

My library loan expired again. I really do like this story but it’s LONG and I got interrupted in the middle and I never really got back into this book with its expanding list of characters after the last renewal. Maybe I’ll try again sometime...?

My loans expired. I’ll have to try to finish this another time.

I’ve read up to chapter 22 and I’m losing interest. I think I understand the comparisons to Outlander, I was never able to finish that either for similar reasons. I was enjoying the story of a scholarly witch learning about her own power, but the over-protective/controlling love interest is off-putting.

“In modern times ...scholars... argue that the most damaging impact of slavery on black people was that it did not allow black men to assume the traditional male role. But the inability of black men to assume the role of protector and provider did not change the reality that men in patriarchal society automatically have higher status than women. They are not obliged to earn that status.”

I’m reminded of a story about MLK convincing Nichelle Nichols to stay in her important role of Uhura on the original Star Trek when she wanted to quit... there just didn’t exist anything else like her on television.

I recognize the importance of this work ...but at the same time I also recognize that my limited perspective and ignorance on the subject limits my ability to have an informed opinion on its assertions....