This has got to be one of the best books I've read in quite some time. This book follows the life of Alice Blackwell, from when she was a child growing up in Riley, to becoming the First Lady of America. I can't really do a thorough review of it as it is just so full and so...good! From incidents in Alice's past that haunt her (the death of a childhood friend in a car accident and an abortion), to meeting the man that would become president, Charlie Blackwell to talking to a man who has lost his sons in a war that is very reminiscent of Iraq, and enraging her husband. The main talk about this book is about how it is supposedly inspired by George Bush Jr and Laura Bush; Charlie is Republican, his father ran for president, he has a drinking problem, he is religious, he is portrayed as not-so-smart in the media and he starts an unpopular war. Whilst those references are there, this is really a story about a woman who goes through a lot and yet has to be one of the most recognisable figures in America. It's a wonderful book, almost cinematic, and it is amazing to find that this is only Sittenfeld's third novel.
CSI:NY-'Blacklist'
(AJ Buckley & Hill Harper)
Having missed the first episode of the new series, I'm not entirely sure where the personal relationships lie at the moment. However, there was little time for that this episode, as a dying man (Greg Germann) was busy tracking down and ensuring death for the people he viewed as the culprits for his death, the CEO of a medical company that closed his cancer ward (Dameon Clarke) and the doctors that had been caring for him, Jeff Evans (Boo Arnold) and Lisa Kim (Michelle Krusiec). The episode was almost a cautionary tale about technology, with the ill man hacking GPS, 911 Calls and lift systems to inflict damage on his victims. He also revealed how Mac's (Gary Sinise) father died, of a similar cancer, and that he was the inspiration for Mac joining NYPD. CSI:NY is now in it's sixth series, and is still brilliant, though (obviously) very inplausible.
Glee-The First Episode & Showmance
(Lea Michele & Chris Colfer)
It seems that this version of the pilot had been tightened and I don't remember Matthew Morrison singing on the first view. After 'Showmance' I'm pretty much won over by Glee, the appearance of the Celibacy Club (filled with the football players and the cheerleaders) and the Glee Club performing 'Push It' in assembly, in order to win over more members. Quinn auditions for Glee Club (performing 'Say A Little Prayer for You') and appears to being used by the Cheerio's coach Sue (Jane Lynch) to bring down the club from within.
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