I returned only a few weeks ago from being overseas, so some of my notes this month will be about books (the TVs of your imagination) because I mostly read books on my vacation.*Nurse Jackie (Season 3) - A treat of the international flights, I watched half of the episodes on the way there and half on the way back. I did not see how it would move forward after last season's ending, but they pulled it through and Edie Falco's so amazing!
*Hung (Season 2) - Another one that I thought would wear thin, but it's still pretty funny.
*Downton Abbey (Season 2) - I got more than a preview while overseas (one time in which the Brits get something before Hollywood!). Hurry up, January 8th!
*2 Broke Girls - Caught the first episode on the plane, and it turns out one of the characters was a wealthy heiress with a horse who lost her trust fund in a scandal. It's worth a chuckle when I can catch it.
Books:
-The Canal (Lee Rourke) - a meditation on being bored. I enjoyed the philosophical aspects, but not much else.
-The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman) - A clever book with each chapter from a different perspective, all relating to an English language paper in Italy and how their work and lives intersect. A fun, fast read - like a newspaper.
-The Corrections (Jonathan Frazen) - I think this book did not age well. I can't understand why so many people loved this book, and I think it must have been written at a time where writing something sad about people who should be happy was novel.
-Citrus County (John Brandon) - A pitch-perfect, disturbing look at a couple of Floridian adolescents and their middle school teacher. It's tough to write a tale about that age and place that works so well.
