tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675693465209723258.post5286503674633335981..comments2023-11-07T00:24:05.310-08:00Comments on Marie's book garden: Behind the Beautiful ForeversMarie GGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03020201739294303431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675693465209723258.post-81146070834999030972013-12-13T19:51:50.673-08:002013-12-13T19:51:50.673-08:00Katherine Boo's, "Behind the Beautiful Fo...Katherine Boo's, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity", gives a whole new slant on the adage: "One man's trash is another man's treasure." After reading this compelling book, I know it will be a long time before I toss a plastic bottle in the recycle bin without thinking about Abdul the trash dealer.Elwood The Maids of Red Bank NJhttp://www.housecleaning-maidservice-nj.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675693465209723258.post-2176170582286624062012-05-24T10:26:47.469-07:002012-05-24T10:26:47.469-07:00Thanks for your comment, Danmark. I'm glad you...Thanks for your comment, Danmark. I'm glad you liked the book too!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604805225366129402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675693465209723258.post-77783265280505083442012-05-24T01:02:02.192-07:002012-05-24T01:02:02.192-07:00A fascinating look into an Indian slum. I have pas...A fascinating look into an Indian slum. I have passed by and even been through many slums in India, often wondering how they function and how the people who live in these slums survive with so little. This story is both inspiring and disturbing, the innovation that so many that live in these slums in order to improve their lives is often interrupted by money hungry police officers and government officials. The unfairness of how so many on our planet have to live day to day just to survive is something I will never understand, but Katherine Boo paints a wonderful picture of how so many are surviving, loving, laughing, and making their lives matter in the slums of Mumbai, IndiaDanmarkhttp://appreciatelifevenmore.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com