Currently the world events should be causing us all weltschmerz (thank you to the word of the day at our morning meeting). It means “world pain” (or a feeling of sadness about the state of the world. Melancholy or world weariness). And I am naive enough to believe that if we start reading about the people involved, it can show us how we are not different from each other, but how our similarities should be bringing us together. Like P Is for Palestine : A […]
How I used weltschmerz to inspire my reviews
P Is for Palestine : A Palestine Alphabet Book by Golbarg Bashi
The Many Problems of Rochel-Leah by Jane Yolen
