tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post1806299214861416192..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-12411424916753348192019-10-22T09:07:41.388-05:002019-10-22T09:07:41.388-05:00Relevant at most times, I suspect. We always seem ...Relevant at most times, I suspect. We always seem to repeat those cycles of history.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-45308874988548363212019-10-22T08:03:37.849-05:002019-10-22T08:03:37.849-05:00It seems this family saga is quite relevant today,...It seems this family saga is quite relevant today, with its themes about racism and the cycles of history.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-65987370650861667382019-10-09T10:28:49.724-05:002019-10-09T10:28:49.724-05:00I think you will enjoy it if you do decide to read...I think you will enjoy it if you do decide to read it.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-1144649579462613432019-10-09T10:24:52.697-05:002019-10-09T10:24:52.697-05:00I always meant to read her earlier novel, The Post...I always meant to read her earlier novel, The Postmistress, and never got to it. Perhaps I should get to this one.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-39957195738502711172019-10-09T08:54:45.371-05:002019-10-09T08:54:45.371-05:00Indeed. We could certainly use the wisdom of a Nel...Indeed. We could certainly use the wisdom of a Nelson Mandela to guide us today.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-17333630687148530182019-10-09T06:36:49.604-05:002019-10-09T06:36:49.604-05:00Gee, the next time I bring my wife flowers I will ...Gee, the next time I bring my wife flowers I will remember that I should have bought her an island! Your comments regarding facing up to the past are spot on and relevant to the present perhaps more than ever, as new hatreds are being stirred up in addition to refusing to fully acknowledge past injustices. One wonders what might have happened in South Africa without the wisdom of Nelson Mandela and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com