tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7521348297206014365.post8184242389772480319..comments2024-03-28T01:07:19.646-05:00Comments on Laura's Reviews: Small Great Things by Jodi PicoultLaura's Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904763940307902364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7521348297206014365.post-91594110652655644462017-05-10T16:47:50.696-05:002017-05-10T16:47:50.696-05:00I've never read anything by this author, and n...I've never read anything by this author, and not sure I will.<br /><br />I liked the way you put this:<br />>Why is there not room for a third type of white person that respects people of all backgrounds and understands history and the struggles that African Americans have gone through? That we truly can’t understand the African American experience as we aren’t African American, but we can acknowledge that they have a lot to deal with that a white person never has to experience? <br /><br />I read to empathize, to understand what my own sphere of life doesn't/cannot include, and I know I am not alone.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7521348297206014365.post-57048632596341806592017-05-02T17:54:33.105-05:002017-05-02T17:54:33.105-05:00Laura, thank you for your honest review of this bo...Laura, thank you for your honest review of this book. The quotations give me a glimpse into it, which I appreciate. Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.com