tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post4459224422347393994..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: The Egg and IJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-70535407967598046342018-05-29T16:51:04.005-07:002018-05-29T16:51:04.005-07:00That's good to know. Whatever hints she dropp...That's good to know. Whatever hints she dropped in the book were hints I must have missed; I only found out afterwards that she left him. I think you make a really good point about the projection, because I do think I saw some hints of that, looking back.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-22982162626767106322018-05-29T14:09:40.495-07:002018-05-29T14:09:40.495-07:00Not to excuse Betty or the general racism of the d...Not to excuse Betty or the general racism of the day, but in spite of the humorous tone of the book it was written out of a pretty sad situation. She was a young mother in a abusive marriage and I think she projected some of her fear and disgust onto the Native Americans since she couldn't openly criticize her husband. <br /><br />I wonder if later in her life she gained some insight into their plight, the alcoholism that so repelled her for example being a result of their contact with whites. But she may have just moved on from that difficult place and not thought about it any more.<br /><br />I think you may have heard about the other books from me when I reviewed them some time ago. The Plague and I does have another point of view, as Betty's best friend in the sanatorium was Japanese-American and she points out some egregious discrimination there. Worth a read, for sure.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-38131834720595451972018-05-26T09:44:23.924-07:002018-05-26T09:44:23.924-07:00Yeah, it really kind of spoils the whole thing. I...Yeah, it really kind of spoils the whole thing. It took me by surprise, too; I'd never heard much about the book at all. The TB one might be a better choice, let me know if you ever read it!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-14794055035236346112018-05-26T00:44:09.210-07:002018-05-26T00:44:09.210-07:00I loved the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books so much as a ...I loved the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books so much as a kid. I used to take them out of the library over and over. That's part of why the racism in this book was so painful. Also, since I now have firsthand knowledge of the racial issues of this area, it was rough to read about. I heard the TB book doesn't have that in there though so maybe I'll give that a try one day.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.com