Review: The Glass Hotel

From The Glass Hotel, by Emily St. John Mandel:

Begin at the end: plummeting down the side of the ship in the storm’s wild darkness, breath gone with the shock of falling, my camera flying away through the rain—"
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A novel like shattered glass reassembled at random. Read it all the way to the end and you eventually get the full story of rootless characters whose lives seem repeatedly shattered and reassembled. Does anyone find peace in the end? Maybe a little.

POTD: Camel Caravan

From 2019 11 19 Aswan

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Nile River near Aswan, Egypt.

Bonus photos after the jump.

Dash & Lily (TV 2020)

Rotten Tomatoes

Dash & Lily (TV 2020): Lily leaves a notebook on a bookstore's shelf, with clues and dares challenging the finder to get to know her. Dash finds it and is hooked on the game, or is it a courtship? Whatever, it is a sweet rom-com. Christmas in New York never looked so inviting. A-

POTD: Arrested Development in Egypt

From 2019 11 19 Aswan

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Nile River near Aswan, Egypt. As for the "Arrested Development" reference, well, you have to be a fan of the TV show.

I Hate Suzie (TV 2020)

Rotten Tomatoes

I Hate Suzie (TV 2020): So do I. Leaked sex pics ruin an actress's career and marriage. Eight episodes take her through the stages of grief (shock, denial, fear, shame, I skipped episodes 5-7, acceptance). Great acting, but more like acting exercises than an interesting story. C-