Food for Thought: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (November 13 Noble Creature)
- Ashley Dillon
- 4 days ago
- 1 min read
Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion. We meet each month Sept.-May, at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at Noble Creature, 126 E. Rayen. Haven't read the book yet? No worries.
The November title is the graphic memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. This book is available at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, and POP Arts, Book, Culture via Bookshop. https://bookshop.org/
"Told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and documents, Chast’s memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. While the particulars are Chast-ian in their idiosyncrasies—an anxious father who had relied heavily on his wife for stability as he slipped into dementia and a former assistant principal mother whose overbearing personality had sidelined Chast for decades—the themes are universal: adult children accepting a parental role; aging and unstable parents leaving a family home for an institution; dealing with uncomfortable physical intimacies; managing logistics; and hiring strangers to provide the most personal care."
Upcoming titles in this series:
December (drama) Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl
January (speculative fiction) Bewilderment by Richard Powers
February (memoir) There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
March (novel) Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
April (novel) Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling
May (novel) State of Wonder by Ann Patchett