The Invisible Bridge

I just left a wonderful book club meeting at a local restaurant where the discussion was as varied as our personalities. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer was the topic of discussion and a couple members acknowledged that they did not read the entire book even though it was only 784 pages in paperback... All kidding aside, it was a long, detailed, and for many different reasons, a challenging read. However we had a great discussion about the book - and of course about life. We discussed children and our challenges and how we all see things differently. Even though we have different opinions and personalities we can be friends and accepting of each other. (Something the Nazi's could not seem to grasp.) I learned from reading this book about  the Jewish experience in Hungary leading up to and during WWII. Orringer has told their story in this fictional novel and this novel has inspired me to learn more about World War II and to try to understand how Hitler and his followers and others in Europe could have committed such horrible crimes against a group of people. On a lighter note, we discussed what we might read next, a book club member who could not attend tonight's meeting suggested the book Fifty Shades of Grey. I am certainly going to read this book, however, we chose  to read  All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg as our next book club selection.We will meet again in June! Read On!