A Show for Two

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I wish we had explored the details of Mina's relationship with her parents more. One of the most emotionally resonant things in the novel is that she got her love of the movies from her parents taking her to the theater when she was younger, and despite that relationship souring as she grew up, she still loves cinema. She questions multiple times what it was, when it was, that changed. The most logical thing to do would be a revelation as to why Mina's parents treat her and her younger sister so poorly. It would not need to be forgiveness or absolution, abuse victims don't owe that to anyone. I do however believe that it would be context and emotional nuance that the story sorely needs. I know that life doesn't necessarily provide closure or answers like that, but fictional narratives do, which is why we return to them constantly, again and again. now, rep problems aside, i also have qualms and concerns with bhuiyan's writing, which, not only uneven in pacing, seems to fail at fleshing out characters to be truly dimensional and tangible. i admit that i am holding this author's works to a higher standard, because i truly had hope and high expectations for her work, and i always want to see women of colour succeed in an industry that seems to predominantly cast light on white women(sjm, cassie clare, colleen hoover, regarding ya and romance publishing spaces). after reading em's review, which reports this book to be no greater than bhuiyan's previous work, i am disappointed, to say the least. After Dame Mary tried it on, she said “just a minute”, as she pulled out a blanket with Good Morning Britain presenter Shephard’s smiling face covering it.

Join us in celebrating their powerful creative ambition through work that reflects the energy and dynamism of a world in motion. I had really high hopes for A Show For Two after reading Counting Down With You last year, but overall I feel like Tashie Bhuiyan’s sophomore novel fell short of the bar I had set. While the premise of the novel sounded so interesting and had so much potential, I think it ultimately ended up being CDWY but in a different font. The novel also had so many plot arcs, characters, and themes clashing with one another that it was hard for me to connect to any of the romance.bhuiyan states this is her love letter to new york, but it doesn't show in the writing. i really wish we got to EXPERIENCE new york--instead we got passages like "we're in madison square garden. now we're on the subway. i love new york!" there was nothing descriptive; no sounds, sights or smells indicating what about new york is so amazing. i didn't get a single hint of what new york's culture or vibe is really like and i think it further proves how weak the writing was. A book that you would read solely to stave off boredom and let go of stress, and a story that you shouldn’t look too into it.

I have some troubles while drawing two figures at the same time, not shown in a single plot. But according to the documentation, I wrote the code and only the figure one shows. I think maybe I lost something important. Could anyone help me to figure out? Thanks. (The *tlist_first* used in the code is a list of data.) plt.figure(1) why does mina like film? can someone please tell me because aside from having posters of the most famous movies of all time (and i have a sneaking suspicion the author just googled a top ten list on imdb)--she doesn't ever show her passion for it. like yeah she's president of the film club, but we don't see her talk about a single film technique or use a camera besides her phone (i could be wrong tho bc i skimmed the club scenes). i would have even loved to read a drunk fratboy-esque rant about the joker bc at least it would have shown that she possesses some critical thinking skills!! but no, nothing!! despite being too old for books like this and despite counting down with you being one of my most hated books last year, i was still going to read a show for two. why? because i, too, am bangladeshi, muslim & gen z--and it seems i'm not going to find representation like that outside of this genre.

It doesn’t help that I’m not a big fan of first-person point of view, which is made worse by some really strange sentence construction that Bhuiyan employs (present perfect tense which threw off my sense of time off so subtly it bothered me through the entire novel). I also think perhaps she saw criticism of her previous two protagonists, that they were in general toothless and without any flaws or friction, and then just went wildly swinging in the other direction. Mina and Emmitt are truly abrasive and unpleasant to read about. I didn't feel their relationship develop at all, just a switch flip somewhere around the middle of the novel. Their dialogue, which some call banter but I call excruciating is punctuated with unnatural pet names and "Gen Z" slang which is so hyperspecific to a certain kind of internet subculture, it reads as juvenile, with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. but, uh. this is genuinely one of the worst things i've read lol. like cdwy was terrible too, but at least that had SOME plot? SOME structure? i really can't fathom how you can take a pretty interesting concept as this and just make it so offensively bland. When Diana appears to Charles from beyond the grave – announcing herself with a little, “Ta-da!” – it is to tell him how much she enjoyed his sobbing over her body in the hospital morgue. “Thank you for how you were at the hospital. So raw. Broken. And handsome. I’ll take that with me.” What an odd thing for Morgan to write. New from the author of Counting Down with You comes a sparkling YA romance about an aspiring screenwriter who falls for the indie film star who goes undercover at her school.

this book has hate-to-love, a poc romance since mina is bangladeshi and emmitt is half-chinese (his hair is dyed blond on the front cover as part of his undercover scheme, hence his darker natural roots!), a celebrity love interest, a complex sister relationship, in-depth discussions of mental health, a chaotic film club, loads of gen z antics (since i'm gen z myself), and nuanced family dynamics as the main character navigates her last year of high school. Thank you Netgalley for ruining my expectations once again. If a celebrity doesn't call me sweetheart or love- Dang it, I need a life. cough* The celebrity romance!!! LIKE???? EXCUSE ME???? YES???? PORFAVOR??? The THINGS I would sacrifice to be able to experience this. Well, maybe not experience- because the drama is an added bother in my existence. But maybe fictionally experience? In a fake yet real way? I’ll shut up now. There are no scenes inside the Pont de l’Alma tunnel: we cut from the sound of the crash to the phone ringing at Balmoral. The decision has been made to dub out all dialogue in which someone breaks the news of Diana’s death; their mouths move in silence, and we focus on the reactions. Why do this? If it’s for reasons of taste, then why have the camera capture the bewildered face of little Harry as he mouths the word “no”? Good taste would mean leaving this scene to our imagination, rather than intruding upon the worst moment of someone’s life for the purpose of entertainment. a little side note here: for those that don't know, bangladesh is a very artistically rich country. our entire culture holds artists, poets, singers, authors and filmmakers in high regard. they're seen as the lifeblood of our nation. so i really think it would have been cool if mina's parents were supportive of her and understood her art, but she faced conflict elsewhere. like, she's a WOC trying to make it in the film industry--there could have been so many nuanced, important discussions on the barriers she'll face for simply being of colour. i also think it would have been amazing to see discussions on bangladeshi directors, films and how mina is inspired by their storytelling techniques. instead, her film is about some bland love story despite her bragging about how diverse the film club is lmao???