Even though Sheila was not convinced this was a great book going into the discussion, we had such a great time I think everyone was convinced it was a great book. Oh be jubilant my soul! I loved the imagery of the river going to heaven in the end and how the father heals the son Rubin and then the father goes up the river to heaven. I also loves the total casual distracted pace of the novel. The other most impressive feature was the way Christians in this book prayed for their enemy Mr. Andreson and how that transformed Rubin's (the son) attitude toward Mr. Andreson. Another important feature was when Roxy shared with the group the story of Horace Spofford who wrote the hymn, Peace like a river. Horace lost his 4 daughters when a ship sank they were on. The only way he could get through that even was to place his trust in God. As he sailed over the place where the boat had gone down, he wrote the hymn. Rubin's family was like that too. They were able to overcome so many obstacles with their faith in God. As Leif Enger says through Rubin's character, "God was overworked on our behalf."
We welcome Kori Lynn to the group and I hope we all enjoy Blind Assassin our April 15 by Margaret Atwood at Barnes and Noble at 7 pm.
