What did you love best about Anger and Forgiveness?
What a book! It has been a delicious conversation with a companionable guide, like a long trip through the terrain and culture of the country which is anger. The author takes us through the resentful wish to harm the offender, the urge to extract an apology and the most uncanny generosity of spirit. And she takes us through the different areas of personal life, work life, criminal justice and national freedom movements of Mandela, King and Gandhi.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
The scope of the conversation was truly comprehensive, it was not confined to just the personal realm of psychology.
Have you listened to any of Karen White’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
The narrator's excellent reading made the book all the more delightful. She holds a poise in her tone that is very much like the author's---you can watch Martha Nussbaum delivering lectures online. She seemlessly delivered words from Greek to Hindi to South African languages. Very impressive. She made it all seem natural.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
If I were going to make a movie of this book, I would call it "Like Something Written in Water: Generosity of Spirit in the Face of Harm."
Any additional comments?
Early on in listening to this, I got the book. I'd listen while doing my exercise walking, then go back and read. Then sometimes I'd sit with the book and listen to the narrator read it to me. That was great. I read and listened back and forth over a number of months, so enjoyable, so rich for contemplation. I am still talking about this to my friends in law, social work, mediation, clergy, therapy, race awareness... The author is truly distinguished and the subject matter touches all of us.