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Books: The Family Plot and Maiden Voyages
Today we are talking about The Family Plot by Megan Collins. Crime has been a recurring theme in Dahlia Lighthouse's life. Her mother's parents were murdered. There was a serial killer who murdered several women on the island where she lives. Her homeschooling revolved around glorifying and honoring victims of notorious crimes. She is even named after the victim of a crime, the Black Dahlia. Her siblings are named after famous crime victims as well. When Dahlia's father dies, the body of her missing twin brother is found in her father's grave. While Dahlia is interested in finding out what happened to her brother, the rest of the family reacts in strange ways to the discovery of his death, and it's possible that one of them knows more about the death than they are saying.
This is an extremely original book with very unique and quirky characters. The Lighhouse family is like a darker, more bizarre, more morbid version of The Addams Family. Their story is not for the fainthearted. However, if you are interested in a shocking and grisly crime story, you will probably enjoy it. If you are a true crime aficionado, you will especially enjoy all the name-dropping of notorious serial killers and their victims throughout the book.
Today we are talking about Maiden Voyages by Sian Evans. This book is an extensive look at the changing role of women employed on ocean liners as well as a look at the history of ocean liners in general. It covers the earliest days when very few women worked on ships to more recent days when more ship-related occupations began opening up to women. It shows how what was going on in the world affected what roles were open to women and how it changed sea travel in general. The book is quite informative and so jampacked with information that it can be overwhelming at times. Also, it can be confusing at times because it jumps around quickly from one topic and or person to another and then sometimes goes back again to a topic or person previously mentioned. It is very interesting, however, and you can certainly learn a lot by reading it.
Movies: Emma and Angel
Today we are talking about Emma and Angel. When a speech-impaired writer is injured in an earthquake, her loyal dog refuses to abandon her and is her only hope of survival. This is a short but intense film that really does a good job of making you feel like you are experiencing everything right along with Emma. It can be a bit overwhelming at times especially since there are very few other characters in the movie and little if any dialogue so most of it focuses only on Emma and her dilemma. However, the whole film is not that long, it's only a little over one hour long, and ultimately it is a touching story about an unbreakable bond between a woman and her dog.
And that's our view. Tune in tomorrow for Where-To-Go Wednesday.
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