You all should re-read the cemetery scene in Cion now that we have visited the ridges. I did, and I found that I have a much stronger appreciation for Toloki's work as a professional mourner! Many of you commented on the "feel" of the place, the melancholy that we sensed as we looked a so many numbered, unremembered, unmourned graves. As I re-read the scene again, I had a clearer sense of the power in bringing the family to that cemetery to mourn.
I hope I don't miss the next Cion discussion while I am away! I have enjoyed the way the discussions are so lively because of the different ways we have each experienced the characters in the novel. The dialogue with a character exercise was such a great way to explore the characterization, and I feel like I really was able to get inside Ruth's head!
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