December’s Discussion Post: The Matzah Ball
[ID: a white woman wearing a dark blue dress photographed from the neck down holding a matching blue book with illustrated characters on the front and cursive font spelling “The Matzah Ball”. In her left had is a yellow sunflower and she’s standing in front of a white bookshelf. Around her neck is a mirrored moon necklace by AutumnAureliaUK, a disabled artist on Etsy.]
“Being sick doesn’t cancel out all the other amazing stuff about you, okay? You are not invalid!”
Welcome to the discussion post for the #ChronicallyIconicBookClub’s December read: THE MATZAH BALL.
Additionally, pop over to Instagram to view a live interview @libraryofdreaming did with author Jean Meltzer to hear about her experience with chronic illness, her writing process, her hopes for the book, and her favorite scenes!
Discussion Questions:
What star rating would you give this book? Did you like it?
What was your favorite part of the book?
What was your least favorite part?
Did you find anything particularly relatable in this book? Or did you learn something new?
Rachel talks a lot about the importance of names and feels like the name “chronic fatigue syndrome” makes people less likely to take her seriously. Do you feel the same way? Do you think that names, especially when it comes to disability, have power?
Bonus question just for fun: if they made a movie out of this book, who would you like to see cast as the leads?
Please share your thoughts in the comments below!