What are you reading now?

Originally Posted by blue

I just finished reading The Ditchdigger's Daughters. It's a biography about a poor black family--with 5 girls--whose father wants them all to be doctors. They work extremely hard (despite having many doors closed to them because of their race--but their father insists that they only use that as an excuse to try harder) and all become very successful women.

It was a very interesting read, and addressed racism in a unique way. The main character (the middle daughter) describes it like the frog whose leg is tied down because scientests want to see how long it will take it to atrophy, but it ends up being the strongest leg because he struggles against the rope for so long.

That book sounds really interesting! I can't read fiction books i just don't see the point but i enjoy reading biographys and true storys, im currently reading Cosa Nostra by John Dickie and it's superb. It focuses more on the sicilian mafia and also explores Sicilian and italian history. I can't put it down, really interesting yet quite shocking.

Jam it back in, in the dark.