A Better Book Club

 "Bigger. Biggest ranch. Biggest steer. Biggest hat. Biggest state. A mania for Bigness. What littleness did it hide?" P. 199 1.Why did Ferber name her story Giant and how was her message/lesson connected to that? 2. When Giant was released in 1952, Edna Ferber made many in the south angry with what they felt was an unfair characterization of southern culture and its customs.The Dallas Morning News headline on Lon Tinkle’s review read “Ferber Goes Both Native and Berserk: Parody, Not Portrait, of Texas Life.”   Do you feel Southerners had a right to be angry? What are some specific instances you can remember described in the story that would warrant that reaction? 3. It was a big deal in 1952 American to have a female author write about race and discriminatory practices in the South, especially using a female protagonist such as the character of Leslie to paint a disparaging picture of life in Texas at the time.  What do think  would have been the reacti...

Season Seven Lineup 11/18 - 07/20 November 17, 2018 - Anne - Giant January 19, 2019 - Kim - Between the World and Me March 16, 2019 - Lindsay - The Secret Life of Color May 18, 2019 - Ann - For Whom the Bell Tolls July 20, 2019 - Shannon - Atonement September 21, 2019 - Julie - Rebecca November 16, 2019 - Gale - Alias Grace January 18, 2020 - Chelsea - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn March 21, 2020 - Tiffany - Still Alice May 16, 2020 - Jessica - Grapes of Wrath *Choosing Books Period and Voting* July 18, 2020 - Potluck - Ghosted