Hello
Gerontology students and Friends!
This
past spring while reading the Sunday newspaper book reviews, a review of Drew
Magary’s new book, The Postmortal grabbed me
and I knew that I needed to read it. I
am not a science fiction type but after the
first page, the book took control of
every waking moment I could spare. Here
it was the end of spring semester and all the grading that needed to be
completed and all I wanted to do was read
this book! Okay, I’d say to myself grade one more paper and then you can
read one, no two chapters - -they are short after all! And off I’d go to grade
that one paper so I could get back to reading more about the ‘cure’ for
aging. And then it hit me - - summer
reading for the gerontology program , after all how many gerontology graduate
programs have summer reading that includes fiction - -and science fiction at
that? To round out summer reading, we’ve
added Still Alice by Lisa Genove and What are Old People for? How Elders Will
Save the World by William H. Thomas.
I’ve
now read The Postmortal (even my husband couldn’t put it down!!!!) and
Still Alice. I am about halfway
through What are Old People for?
This
is our blog to chat about these
books, meanings, how it relates to gerontology, our aging, the aging of old
people, and society and to debate different ideas in a civil manner. I am hoping we don’t all have the same ideas
and point-of-view because that would be
booooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg……..!
There
is no grade attached to this blog, no required number of blogs, no downgrading
for misspelled words (but I always spell check ). New graduate students entering in the fall
are encouraged to join the blog with the current students. All points of view are valued - - so have at
it. I have been in touch with the author of The
Postmortal and may invite him to
blog. This blog is open for others to
view but only those invited (gerontology students and faculty) are able to
post.
This is my first
blogging attempt and I am excited….I’ve got some questions about the two books
I’ve completed but really wish someone else would begin the discussion - - - as
I don’t want to lead it but rather participate with all of you…
I think that is enough for now - -
Can't wait to hear from you.......
Dr. W.
