Euphoria

The Book Club met at Donna Brown’s apartment on December 19^th, with a good group in attendance just prior to the holidays. The group all agreed that the fictionalized biography of anthropologist Margaret Mead was well written, though the majority did find the character of Fen quite offensive.  There was considerable discussion about the value of researching primitive cultures, as that was Nell’s (Margaret Mead) work and how anyone doing so has to be prepared to immerse oneself to do so.  Some members shared their own experiences with cultures thought to be more primitive that what we are used to in the West.  Since Mead was doing her research in the period about 1920-1930 the issues of women’s place in scientific endeavors were also a part of the discussion.  Most in attendance found the book well worth reading.