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Not much longer to wait. One more sleep.
I was thinking about the sparse, and violent, living conditions of both Kya in Crawdads, and Ada and Matilda in Stilt House, in comparison to the whimsical life Sadie was having during the same time period in our September book, Twenties Girl. Different countries, of course, as Twenties Girl took place in the UK. But I imagine in the cities in the US, the upper class was having fun, while those living on the swamp in Mississippi were barely surviving.I think it reminded me of Crawdads because of the location description and dreadful childhood.
Hope you find some time over the Thanksgiving weekend to squeeze in some more reading time.I am still reading!
I don't recall very much about the Confederate graves, other than at the beginning when they needed to hide Virgil's body. And, for me, I just thought "would something like that really exist in the middle of the woods?".I find it a bit offensive, the part about the Confederate graves, since some of my ancestors fought against their will. Not everybody who fought was rich and willing to go. Or had slaves, for that matter.
Absolutely, yes, something like that exists in the middle of LOTS of woods all over the South. One of my favorite places in Chattanooga is a tiny Confederate cemetery in the middle of a patch of woods. It is fenced off, as those graves are unmarked, but it is a very peaceful place. But you find odd graves in odd places. Some are from the war, others are from homesteads that no longer exist.I don't recall very much about the Confederate graves, other than at the beginning when they needed to hide Virgil's body. And, for me, I just thought "would something like that really exist in the middle of the woods?".
That makes sense, as I'm sure that's the case in rural areas in Canada too.others are from homesteads that no longer exist.
I can see it being peaceful, but also sad and depressing too.Absolutely, yes, something like that exists in the middle of LOTS of woods all over the South. One of my favorite places in Chattanooga is a tiny Confederate cemetery in the middle of a patch of woods. It is fenced off, as those graves are unmarked, but it is a very peaceful place.