tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post5519727445404839635..comments2024-02-22T22:40:09.294-05:00Comments on Life of a Catholic Librarian: Summer Book Club! The Well, Part 5...Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772700828819881141noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-39240353168209741042017-08-14T09:14:29.690-04:002017-08-14T09:14:29.690-04:00No problem, Beth Anne! So glad that you're sti...No problem, Beth Anne! So glad that you're still reading along and enjoying the book!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772700828819881141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-79300292222257386022017-08-12T16:55:50.742-04:002017-08-12T16:55:50.742-04:00Yeah I never really thought what it would be like ...Yeah I never really thought what it would be like to be "stoned" to death and it sounds awful! I could barely read through that scene in the book. I knew there was more to Jesus in the book looking forward to hearing more as they search for him.<br /><br />I'm plugging away still even though everyone is done ha I got behind on my reading with other summer activities and family in town. Beth Anne @ Beth Anne's Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015984989737705564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-55361213821252229912017-07-26T09:52:44.668-04:002017-07-26T09:52:44.668-04:00Donna, yay! *excellent* point about Shaul, Nava...Donna, yay! *excellent* point about Shaul, Nava's husband. That must have been a very difficult spot for him to be in. He feels betrayed by his wife, and the crowd is encouraging him to go for revenge, but his heart is pulling him in another direction. And great insight about the bitter water test - I wondered about that myself. Maybe she saw it as simply disingenuous to do something she knew had no actual meaning? And also it would feel dishonest. I think that her interior change paved the way for her feelings, either way. <br /><br />So, on the trilogy, I'm thinking that the next volume, The Thief, would be PERFECT for Lent! So hang tight! Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772700828819881141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-87348460364001778562017-07-25T21:54:45.064-04:002017-07-25T21:54:45.064-04:00These were such intense chapters to read. Like you...These were such intense chapters to read. Like you mentioned earlier, I had never really thought about the practice of stoning someone. It seems so barbaric - although maybe less so than a Crucifixion. It's clear the Shem cares about Mara and has tried to protect her - maybe good foreshadowing of a 'happy' ending. I also love how Nava's husband waffles back and forth between accusing her and then trying to help her. Isn't this how hard it is to stand alone in a crowd when the crowd expects you to a go a certain way?<br />I did wonder why Nava didn't take the bitter water test? Would it have be to her as a lie - maybe a denial that she'd been forgiven of her sins by Jesus? She didn't take what might have been the 'easy' way out and was willing to die by admitting her sin. I wondered what she was thinking . . .<br />Anyway, very intense chapters but I'll looking forward to reading the rest. I didn't realize this was a trilogy so maybe more reading ahead.<br />I had been watching some videos (not Catholic) called Drive Thru History that describe certain places in the Holy Land and take viewers through some of the places where Jesus walked and lived. It's interesting to put the characters into those places now that I know what some of them actually look like.Donna Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242871850994009888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-76866374428467147272017-07-24T09:04:07.775-04:002017-07-24T09:04:07.775-04:00Kevin, I'm SO glad! I agree, I don't think...Kevin, I'm SO glad! I agree, I don't think this is something I would have read had it not been selected for the book club. I'm getting a lot out of it, and we're going to talk about the remaining books in the trilogy as well!<br /><br />I agree about the effect Jesus has on Sychar. And once he's gone, lots of violence and bad goings on proliferate. Anxious to see what happens next.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772700828819881141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-90966436585168056362017-07-22T14:28:40.132-04:002017-07-22T14:28:40.132-04:00Very thankful for this summer book club because th...Very thankful for this summer book club because this would not be a book I would ordinarily read on my own, but I've really enjoyed THE WELL so far. The one thing that really stood out to me in these chapters is that Sychar is a very troubled place. This has been made clear since the very beginning of the book, but really came into focus this week. Yet in the brief time of Jesus's visit, I felt it became much safer. Up until his arrival, it seemed like something bad lurked around every corner for Mara, Shem, etc. -- and, after his departure, trouble erupts almost immediately. (I think there's a lesson in there!) Needless to say, I hope Mara and Shem find him quickly and bring some more of his peace to Sychar and all its inhabitants.Kevinnoreply@blogger.com