Art Np2

Hmm.  I may have said some of this before, but I'm at the age when I am apt to repeat myself. There is no white or black race.  There are black and white social categories that were created by human beings.   People with different skin tones come from the many regions and cultures of the planet  by the name of Earth.  Their DNA is very very much the same , since they are all of the same human species.  Ok? ***************************************************************************** Listen up young people.  Gas prices are too high for anyone to be racing for a traffic light.  Stop it! ****************************************************************************** Most people over the age of fifty still like and want to have sex.  Do not believe what you see on television or in the movies.  I know this for a fact. I'm stepping back down.  For now.

Substitute Me tells its story from the perspective of its main characters Zora, Kate, and  Brad.  African American, middle-class Zora has been hired by white, yuppie couple Kate and Brad to care for their seven month old son Oliver.  Classes and cultures clash as stereotyping takes its effect.  Both women have a need for one another and their connection creates unforseen, but predictable circumstances. This book is a moving and enjoyable read.  It really made me think about how women relate to one another and how class and race alter the way we see people that we believe are different from us. I think this would be a great book for book clubs.  There are some questions for book clubs to start with in the back of the novel.  There will definitely be plenty to discuss. 9/11/10