My book club read Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen. This book was a good choice for December because it was short, easy to read, and funny. Rhoda Janzen grew up in a Mennonite household. Her father was a pastor. Like other PK's (preacher's kid) I've known, she is irreverent and a little outrageous. She weaves back and forth through time during the book where she complains quite a bit. Her husband left her for another guy named Bob that he met on the Internet at gay.com. Every single time she mentions Bob she includes the gay.com. After that she has a serious car accident. Abandoned and injured she decided to return to her Mennonite roots and spend some time with her parents. She mocks them but between the lines I can read that she derives some comfort from their steadiness and dependability. I have never met a Mennonite and wrongly assumed they were similar to the Amish culture. So the book is slightly educational and quite funny if you can get past her complaining.Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
My book club read Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen. This book was a good choice for December because it was short, easy to read, and funny. Rhoda Janzen grew up in a Mennonite household. Her father was a pastor. Like other PK's (preacher's kid) I've known, she is irreverent and a little outrageous. She weaves back and forth through time during the book where she complains quite a bit. Her husband left her for another guy named Bob that he met on the Internet at gay.com. Every single time she mentions Bob she includes the gay.com. After that she has a serious car accident. Abandoned and injured she decided to return to her Mennonite roots and spend some time with her parents. She mocks them but between the lines I can read that she derives some comfort from their steadiness and dependability. I have never met a Mennonite and wrongly assumed they were similar to the Amish culture. So the book is slightly educational and quite funny if you can get past her complaining.
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