At the suggestion of ba8alou, I'm trying out the idea of an online book discussion on AgingCare. The first book I selected was "The Goldfinch." It is a long book, fiction, (Nobel Prize winner) and not yet available in paperback in the US.
I thought it might be good to also try something a little shorter, nonfiction, and readily available. In this book a journalist goes undercover to find out what living on minimum wage jobs is like.
1) The book is "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich. It is nonfiction, but it does NOT read like a textbook!
2) It is available in paperback, hardcover, kindle, and audio. Most libraries should have it. You may also find in it your friendly neighborhood used book store.
3) The discussion date is September 22. That should give many of us time to find the book and read it. This means that comments about the book can be added to this thread ON OR AFTER September 22.
4) If you don't finish the book by that date, no problem. When you do finish it, even months from now, pull up this thread, read what others have said, and add your thoughts.
5) Anyone can read the comments anytime, but if you haven't finished it yet and intend to, be aware of the "spoiler" factor. Those who have finished the book may reveal details that you'd rather not know until you come to them in the book.
I ask that the only comments posted now are about the book club idea, but not about the content of the book. Save that until the discussion opens on Sept 22.
She started out with a good amount of money.clothes to wear and the fall back of continuing health insurance and a good car.
I would have been more convinced if she had spent a few nights in a homeless shelter while she found the first job or slept in her car as some of her coworkers were forced to do.
She is well educated and able to present herself professionally so there was already a better likelyhood of getting a job. there was never a health scare that took a whole weeks pay to visit a clinic.
All in all I was dissappointed and did not learn anything new. I don't know why it made the Best Seller list
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No need to wait longer, OldBob1936. :)
"How I Got Rejected From a Job at The Container Store"
I've never joined a book club so I don't know how this thing goes....