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Rosenblum started working on Bad Summer People in the summer of 2021 when The White Lotushad first premiered and Succession’s third season was about to air. As she devoured both shows, she honed in on what she believed made them work: the total absence of moralization, particularly when it came to depicting their characters. communities whose social fabric has been badly damaged by long histories of collective trauma, oppression and discrimination. The point of understanding Hitler’s deluded beliefs is not in any way to exonerate him and the Nazis—the fanatical and callous ruthlessness with which he and his inner circle implemented their murderous agenda constituted crimes against humanity of the highest degree, and probably required no small measure of psychopathic traits. The point here is to illustrate how deeply irrational was their obsession with the Jews—irrational to the point of diverting resources from their war effort to the program of systematic persecution and genocide.
I like how it bounces around from different characters’ perspectives (including the kidnapper), and while all the cast is great, Detective Nolan is definitely my favorite A secret cult. Two men, and a series of brutal and unimaginable murders spanning over seven years with one intention; to show the world that death can be justified if it’s for a greater good. THE ENDING! Sorry, no spoilers. Just know that I really dug the ending. It fit perfectly with the story and the mood of the novel. It does this great thing where you’re introduced to a killer early on, leading you into a false sense of “I know what to expect”. But you don’t. You really don’t. Multiple twists I didn’t see coming, including a mind-blowing ending. Oh and it’s one of those stories where when things are going good for too long you’re waiting with bated breath for the other shoe to drop
The detective Tom Nolan was a real human being insecure, craves validation from his boss and the poor guy not even described as good looking. Typically the Detective is handsome blue eyes and smart knows it all which is so boring because it’s predictable. Nolan is just an average smart guy that need help and that makes him so relatable.
Physicist Leo Szilard, who first conceived the idea of a nuclear chain reaction, as told in The Bomb. Photograph: Esther Bubley/The Life Images Collection/Getty Images This novel was wildly unsettling and I love feeling unsettled. I don't think I'll ever get a few of the scenes out of my head. Reminding me of one of my favorite thrillers made into a movie, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, I couldn't help casting the role of Alex Palmer, the troubled and sexy former cop turned crime writer, as Daniel Craig. Which was fun. Everyone is capable of change. If you’ve tried and failed to change, you might feel like there’s no point in trying again. It might seem easier to just stay as you are.
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communities / neighborhoods lower in socio-economic status, disadvantaged, under-educated or under-employed. Dr. Maury Joseph, a psychologist in Washington, D.C., points out the importance of considering the context of bad behavior. Never have I ever questions– Another list of questions that will lead to some embarrassing conversations.