As I post this, the first few episodes of the new series of Leverage: Redemption have dropped. Happy days! I cannot wait to watch them. This will get me through to the release of Andor next week, and then I’ll just be watching Leverage: Redemption and Andor episodes until Murderbot comes out. By far the most important news in this round-up is that the Murderbot TV show is going to have a show-within-the-show of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon. I continue to try to temper my expectations about the Murderbot show, but I could not be more straightforwardly excited for…
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Review: The Woman Upstairs, Claire Messud
Published 12 Jun 2013
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Gin Jenny
Verdict: Good, but heavy-handed. The exciting thing about The Woman Upstairs is the intensity of its protagonist’s anger. Nora is an elementary school teacher and artist manque, who bitterly regrets the opportunities she has given up in her life in the interest of being “a good girl”. Into her life comes the Shahid family: the young son, Reza, is in her class; the mother, Sirena, a video installation artist who befriends Nora; and the father, Skandar, with whom Nora comes to enjoy discussing philosophy and politics. Feeling that she has been brought to life by these new friendships, Nora throws…
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