My willing suspension of disbelief is being challenged. Somehow Scott--the hero swimmer who saved the little boy--is a suspect in the downing of the plane. He paints disaster scenes so he caused one? And he knew he would live? Or it was suicide? Don't get it. The Bill O'Reilly character continues to rail. There seems to be an investigation of one of the crew. The main problem is the story requires a SUICIDAL passenger or crewman, and there just isn't one . . . at least not yet. Much more likely is murder by someone out to get a passenger. I think that's where the book is heading, but I wish it would get there and soon!
"To all humankind, Tess was only a passing thought. Even to friends, she was only a frequently passing thought." Angel Clare is a good character. He's "enlightened," in so many ways, but when Tess's confesses her "crime," he reverts to ancestral form . . . Tess's "confession" comes earlier than I expected, right after Angel reveals that he has had a bad moment with a woman. Tess points out the similarity in their transgressions, though his is the only true transgression, expecting forgiveness. She doesn't get it. She returns to her mother . . . realizes she can't stay with her. Thoughts to suicide. Unhappiness that divorce is not possible. Departs. Tragic in that the two, if Angel could just see clearly, would indeed be a great couple, each adding to the other. Nature as a definite force involved in the tragedy. It's not neutral--when things go bad, the very skies mock Tess. Tess as unaware of the power of her bea...
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