Joining in a bit late. . .

I just finished this yesterday after a few days of reading--it was hard for me to put down. I very much enjoyed the structure of it, and am just amazed at her vast knowledge of many cultures. There had to have been at least 50 totally new words to add to my vocabulary! (Actually, I probably won't ever remember most of them. Will I ever need to know any of those words that were in italics?) I have read through the discussion questions so far and appreciated the thoughtful answers. This book has definitely stirred up some interesting ideas to think about--I love that! I will hopefully have a chance to at least answer the last set of questions.