"Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" We begin this week's discussion with our Theme of the Week: The Butterfly Effect. How much does today affect our future? There's a theory that we'll do our best to break down. Then, on to our book...
From halfway around the world, an Egyptian archeologist is desperate to uncover the mystery that led to her younger sister's death at the hands of a suicide bomber IN CAIRO.
The archeologist: Rose Hatfield
The Book: A Pure Heart: A Novel by Rajia Hassib
LET'S GET LIT!
Sources for this week's theme:
American Scientist: https://www.americanscientist.org/article/understanding-the-butterfly-effect
Farnam Street: https://fs.blog/the-butterfly-effect/#:~:text=Although%20the%20concept%20of%20the,disciplines%20to%20create%20chaos%20theory.
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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
ReLIT: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Small Things like These by Claire Keegan
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
ReLIT: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World by Jessica Nabongo
Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin
Oppenheimer’s Biography: The Real Story Behind the Movie (Part 2)
Oppenheimer’s Biography: The Real Story Behind the Movie (Part 1)
Falling by T.J. Newman
The book is better - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
ReLIT: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
ReLIT: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Now a miniseries on HULU)
ReLIT: The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey and Michaela Angela Davis
Our Favorite Books from 2023 and the Books we Hated (*ahem* liked the least)
Thicker Than Water by Kerry Washington
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
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