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Books: The Half Of It
Today we are recommending The Half of It by Juliette Fay. This is a charmingly appealing story about second chances. When Helen met Cal when he joined her on the track team, he was kind of geeky and not very popular. In high school, things changed for Cal, and he left Helen behind. After a night between them goes tragically wrong, Cal refuses to stand up for Helen, and it changes the trajectory of her life. Years later, while out with her granddaughter, she runs into Cal and his granddaughter. At first, she is outraged but then she decides to try to talk to him about what happened all those years ago.
At first, Cal seems like a horrible person and you don't even know why Helen would ever want to talk to him again. However, eventually, it becomes clear how much he has grown and changed over the years and taken responsibility for his mistakes. His life hasn't gone like he thought it would over the years either. He and Helen slowly develop a really sweet relationship. You can't helo rooting for them. Plus, it's nice to read a book about a couple of a certain age and be reminded that it's never too late to start again and lead the life you always wanted to.
Movie: You're Killing Me
Scholarship student, Eden crashes spoiled rich boy, Barret Schroeder's party to try to convince him to get his politician dad to put in a good word for her to help her get into the school of her dreams. She learns that Barrett and his friends may have had something to do with the disappearance of a fellow classmate. She is determined to find out what really happened even if it puts her own life in danger.
This is a fast-paced and exciting film. It keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what is going to happen next. Towards the end, it devolves into one of those movies with teenagers being stupid and acting in the absolutely worst way possible. Although it is true that even in life teenagers have been known to act quite stupidly, they do not generally act as stupidly in life as in films. Yet, despite this cliche of teenage film behavior, the film is still enjoyable and has a mostly satisfactory ending. However, it should also be noted that some parts of the film are quite gory, but if you don't mind that and you like a movie with quite a few scary thrills, you may enjoy this one.
This film is also notable as the last film role of the late Anne Heche. Her performance seems a little off like she is slightly drunk or drugged up throughout. Her role is not that big though, and she only appears in a small portion of the film.
And that's our view. Tune in tomorrow for Where-To-Go Wednesday.
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