Why War Is Never a Good Idea by Alice Walker Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Why War Is Never a Good Idea
Book Review: Cognitive Dissonance.
Summary: 1 Stars
Ms. Walker is free today, rather then picking cotton. This did not happen with words or picture books. Liberty was won, as it always is, by the exertions of Orwell's "rough men". Hot lead and cold steel, not wishful thinking, ended American slavery.
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.-John Stuart Mill
Ms. Walker is well meaning, but that is no excuse. So was Neville Chamberlain.
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!- Patrick Henry.
Book Review: Suffer the Children
Summary: 5 Stars
I had the distinct pleasure of listening to the author read her book at Town Hall today. There's something added when an author reads her work; something more when she knows how to read well.
In a culture where the Martian god of war is worshipped, where we are told to be all we can be, to be strong, to be an army of one, this book is a helpful corrective. Again and again our culture teaches us from the yougest ages to resort to violence and war- it is the practical and reasonable solution. There is so little out there like Alice Walker's work, teaching the youngest that there is actually an alternative.
The poetry itself is moving and inspiring. It rolls off the tongue and enters the soul. And the pictures- they are exquisite. The jungle is shown in all of it's intense and multi-layered beauty. And equally so we are presented with vivid horrors of war. This is not imagery that will frighten little children or disgust adults, but rather something that shows war to be the ugliness it is, in a way even a little child can understand. And as long as we are called to be like little children, this is a book that even an adult can understand as well.
Also recommended How to Teach Peace to Children
Book Review: Alice Walker Writes for All Ages
Summary: 5 Stars
On the surface this book appears to be for a child ... the illustrations are excellently executed and provide sub-text, but the theme is adult and universal and, given the sad state of global affairs, the pictures may be helpful for comprehension by even our governmental "leaders" and "war mongers." I recommend this highly for any age, gender, ethnicity, or social standing. Bravo! to Ms. Alice Walker.Why War Is Never a Good Idea
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