One of the upsides to having the flu (believe me, there aren’t many), is that you have all the time in the world to watch tv. For the occasion of being sick, I treated myself to an afternoon of JAG, which is an American show about the Navy’s judge advocate general core. I used to watch this show when I was little and have loved it despite it’s obvious patriatism.
It tells the story of Harmon Rabb, an ex-naval aviator who became a lawyer when he was diagnosed with nightblindness and lost his wings. It’s a series easily watched in seperate episodes, but more fun when watched in order. The best thing about this series is it’s humour. That and the neverending rivalry and hidden attraction between Harm and his partners, Lt. Austen and Lt. Pike (in season 1) and Mj. Mackenzie (in season 2). It’s funny how he is always teamed with a woman, but it’s amusing enough not to be bothered by it.
I watched more than an entire season while confined to couch and bed, and I must say it’s as good as I remember, and makes me smile. Clicking the image below will take you to the first season on Amazon (.co.uk so almost everyone in europe can buy it).
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Recommendations: Please Don’t Come Back From The Moon
Please Don’t Come Back From The Moon is the debut novel of Dean Bakopoulos. I bought this book in a small bookstore in 2006, intending to read it on my summer holiday in France, but never quite got to it. I started it, but never finished. More due to my lack of concentration than the book.
I came back to this book last October when I was in the hospital for surgery, read about halfway through the book there, then forgot about it, but finished it yesterday. It’s a quirky book, as the title suggests, but in the end it comes down to being about people (most books are). When I was reading it in the hospital it reminded me of Catcher In The Rye. It’s not about a young adolescent, but it certainly has the same struggle. In short it’s about an American town, from which one day all fathers disappear, suggested to have gone to the moon. Suddenly all the boys have to be the grown men in the town, looking after their mothers and trying to make something of their lives.
The book follows the struggle of Micheal, as he chases his dream of becoming a writer, though never quite getting there. As he looks for love, companionship, a family, all the while dreading that one day the moon will call to him. It’s not a happy book, by any means. It’s honest, and as the blurb suggests, portrays the flipside of the American Dream. It’s bitter, it looks futureless, but in the end it’s hopeful.
Like the main character, I struggled, to read this book, but it’s a good read! Clicking the image below will take you to Amazon where you can buy the book.