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Posted @withregram • @gtendurance YaYaYaYaYa - #WEC #6hCOTA 🏁 result #GTE PRO (unofficial) huge congrats to: . 🥇 9️⃣5️⃣ @marco_sorensen @nickithiim 🥈9️⃣2️⃣ @kevinestre @michaelchristensen7 🥉5️⃣1️⃣ @jamescalado @ale_pierguidi . 📷 @astonmartinracingofficial | @fiawec_official . . . . . . . . #lonestarlemans #race #astonmartin #vantage #911RSR #porsche #gtracing #gtendurance #racingcar #ferrari #ferrari488 #racing #motorsport #speedhunters #gohardorgohome #danetrain #motorsport #sportscar #racer #speedhunter #fiawec | werbung oder sowas [unbezahlt] https://www.instagram.com/p/B87nG2YnG7O/?igshid=oodfubsztngo

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Go Green . No 95 Aston Martin Racing, Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE Pro, Marco Sørensen, Nicki Thiim, Darren Turner, FIA WEC Spa Francorchamps 2018 . Fujifilm X-T2 | XF50-140mm LM OIS WR | 1/8000th sec at f2.8 | 66mm | ISO200 . Please do repost, share, regram my pictures, but please credit Instagram account @redfirecracker and keep the watermarks. . #AstonMartin #Vantage #WEC #GTE #DaneTrain #jellybabymedia #photographer #motorsport #motorracing #racecar #endurance #racingcars #motorracing #motorsportphotographer #BeCreative #XT2 #xphotographer #fujifilm_xseries #fujifeed #myfujifilm #fujifilmglobal #myfujilove #FujiFilm #Mirrorless (at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyGX39F37s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=194i561by0kw5

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Dane Cook! Remember this guy? Welp, he’s on tour again.

Do you love him? Do you hate him? Do you love to hate him? Let’s get into it.

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The Dane train is at it again! Mia and Coco’s babies had a wonderful healthy check up with Dr Lynn @carthageanimalhospital and of course the wagon was a hit as always. All babies took a ride to get their first set of vaccines, physical, fecal, and microchip @akc_reunite administered. Now it’s almost time to go to new homes. Won’t be much longer. . . . . . . . #lotsoflove #furbabies #first #vet #visit #danetrain #rides #again #two #wagons #for #two #litters #greatdanes #greatdanenetwork #akcgreatdanes #garnerdanes #garnersgreatdanes #garnersgreatdanesofthecarolinas (at Carthage Animal Hospital)

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#95 Aston Martin Vantage AMR #FIAWEC #WEC #LeMans24 #SuperSeason #SuperFinale #teamAMR #astonmartinracing #vantageAMR #gtepro #DaneTrain #NickiThiim #MarcoSorensen #DarrenTurner #GTE #motorsport #endurance #racing @astonmartinracingofficial @24heuresdumans @fiawec_official @nickithiim @marco_sorensen @darrenturner007 http://bit.ly/2WRh0Kh

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Aston Martin Racing - Back For More

New season. Same spirit. Aston Martin Racing is back with a trio of V8 Vantage GTEs, fighting once again for honors in the world’s premiere endurance racing series; the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

While the team’s challenger may be familiar to motorsport aficionados, the team is proud to announce that Daniel Serra (BR) will join Aston Martin Racing for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. While this year will see Serra take his debut in the WEC, the Brazilian has already completed countless laps in the team’s V8 Vantage GTE throughout an intensive testing and development program with tire supplier Dunlop. The Brazilian will race alongside both 2016 European Le Mans Series champion and AMR stalwart Darren Turner (GB) and 2016 British GT champion Jonny Adam (GB).

New Zealander Richie Stanaway (NZ) also returns to the Aston Martin Racing fold for 2017, joining last year’s championship-winning pair Marco Sørensen (DN) and Nicki Thiim (DN) in the #95 ‘Danetrain’.

Both Serra and Stanaway will join the team’s #97 and #95 crews respectively for the 6 Hours of Silverstone and 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, prior to the 85th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Returning for the 2017 season, the V8 Vantage GTE continues to sport its striking Stirling Green and Lime livery. With motorsport firmly engrained in Aston Martin’s DNA, this iconic livery now remains the hallmark for the marque’s new performance brand, AMR.

With the team committed to a further five seasons in FIA World Endurance Championship, Aston Martin is better placed than ever to provide excitement both on and off the track.

Aston Martin Racing returns to competition at the season opening 6 Hours of Silverstone over 14-16 April, with the official series’ test ‘The Prologue’ taking place this weekend (1-2 April) at Monza, Italy.

[luisdemen]

El nuevo Vantage GTE de Aston Martin Racing registró su primer resultado entre los cuatro primeros y dio un importante paso adelante en ritmo y desarrollo durante las 6 Horas de Silverstone este fin de semana.

Ambos Vantage GTE mantuvieron su 100% de récords de acabado durante la Ronda 3 del Campeonato Mundial de Resistencia FIA, con Alex Lynn (GB) y Maxime Martin (BEL) entregando el mejor auto, el # 97 pero sin problemas, hasta el cuarto lugar en su tierra natal . Sus compañeros de equipo Nicki Thiim (DEN) y Marco Sørensen (DEN) también se dirigían hacia un resultado sólido hasta encontrar un problema de selección de marchas que requería algunas paradas no programadas para resolver. El ‘DaneTrain’ se recuperó para terminar octavo, asegurando el tercer final de doble puntaje del equipo en la categoría GTE Pro.

“Definitivamente hemos avanzado mucho con el automóvil”, dijo Lynn. “Mostramos que tenemos un coche fuerte en la calificación y que estamos mucho más cerca de nuestros rivales clave en el ajuste de carrera. Todav��a tenemos que mejorar, y entender mejor los neumáticos Michelin y el Vantage GTE, pero esto es normal con un auto nuevo. Lo positivo es que estamos mejorando cada vez y, con suerte, cuando lleguemos a Fuji podremos luchar por las posiciones en el podio “.

Mientras que el auto nuevo continuó mejorando, su predecesor, el V8 Vantage GTE, continuó su carrera de gloria en la clase GTE Am. El equipo asociado de Aston Martin, el piloto de obras Jonny Adam (GB) por primera vez, junto a Charlie Eastwood (IRL) y Salih Yoluc (TUR), terminó un brillante segundo liderando una parte importante de la carrera.

El ejemplo # 98 Aston Martin Racing de Paul Dalla Lana (CDN), Mathias Lauda (A) y Pedro Lamy (POR), simplemente se perdió al unirse al TF Sport en el podio, después de haber luchado valientemente desde la parte posterior del campo después recogiendo daño al comienzo.

El Director Gerente de Aston Martin Racing, John Gaw, dijo: “TF Sport hizo un gran trabajo este fin de semana. Ejecutó su fin de semana muy bien. Su ritmo fue realmente bueno y ganaron al coche de la fábrica. Jonny hizo un gran trabajo, pero luego sabemos lo bueno que es y por eso es un conductor de obras. Este fin de semana también nos vio dar un paso más con el nuevo Vantage GTE que progresa cada vez que llega a la pista. Todavía hay algunos inconvenientes para resolver y más rendimiento que se encuentra a través de la configuración. Este fue el mejor resultado del coche hasta ahora y su primer resultado entre los cuatro primeros, y estoy seguro de que podremos luchar por un podio en Fuji la próxima vez “.

La próxima carrera de Aston Martin Racing será en Fuji, en Japón, del 13 al 14 de octubre.

Aston Martin Vantage GTE da un paso adelante con un resultado entre los cuatro primeros El nuevo Vantage GTE de Aston Martin Racing registró su primer resultado entre los cuatro primeros y dio un importante paso adelante en ritmo y desarrollo durante las 6 Horas de Silverstone este fin de semana.

[bluestarlacrosse]

Who do you have winning it all? 👀👋🏻 #31 Chris Fake for @yalelacrosse will be getting after it for Yale in a rematch against the #danetrain. Looking forward to the weekend!! #rollblue #bluestarlacrosse #ncaa #lacrosse #collegelacrosse https://ift.tt/2x6qGc3

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from @ringpix - Die WEC GT-E Pro Weltmeister #nürburgring #nordschleife #fiawec #6hnürburgring #astonmartin #racing #amr #gtepro #95 #danetrain #vlnfp #RingPix #fullrevs #car #cars #carswithoutlimits #instacar #drive #horsepower #speed #vehicles

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A Beautiful Maui - The Truth Behind Moana - DaneTrain

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A Beautiful Maui - The Truth Behind Moana

On the surface, Moana is about a reluctant chief-in-training who struggles to rectify the expectations of her people with her own wants and dreams. Chief Tiu (Moana’s father) believes that no good can come from ever leaving their island paradise. Even when vital resources begin dwindling, Tiu remains firm in his convictions that all boats are evil, and while preserving his uncomfortable adoration of coconuts. Nevertheless, Moana embarks on an epic voyage to save Motunui, and does so with one of the very boats that enrage her father so. Thus, Moana restores life to her island and reinstates her people’s previous livelihood of voyaging the open seas.

Moana’s right-hand man throughout her journey is the demigod Maui. And he is awesome. The Rock totally delivers, and his performance is one of the highlights of the film. The problem with Maui – arguably the only problem with Maui – is that he is completely unnecessary. SPOILERS AHEAD. Maui steals the heart of the goddess TeFiti, a rock with the power to create life that is vital to sustaining life on Motunui and the surrounding islands. Yeah, I don’t really get how it works either, but that’s neither here nor there. This vandalism upsets the natural balance, putting Moana’s home in danger of becoming the next causality. According to Grandma Tala, the only way to stop this systematic destruction is to retrieve Maui from his banishment so that he can restore the heart to the goddess.

As the circumstances play out, though, Moana restores the heart all by her onesies. Yet, the majority of the film is spent locating Maui, convincing him to help, apprehending his missing fishhook, and helping him to overcome a variety of personal insecurities. Sure, he tries to help along the way, but upon discovering that Te ka the lava monster is actually just a royally PMSing TeFiti, Moana is easily able to diffuse the situation.

I can actually relate to Te ka a lot right now. Except my fiery rage is paired with chocolate.

Cool. Another girl power Disney flick determined to upset their legacy of less-than-impressive heroines, right? Well, yes. But there is a little more to it than that. It’s really weird that Maui is such a big part of Moana, but he doesn’t really contribute anything. After all, the guy’s built like an ox and just so happens to be a shape-shifting demigod. Maui’s utter uselessness makes no sense, unless . . . get ready for it . . . Maui only exists in Moana’s mind.

I know, I know, Just hear me out, ok?

Maui is the physical manifestation of the part of Moana that she has been forced to suppress, as he embodies key aspects of her personality and culture. For starters, Moana has been exposed to stories of Maui and his exploits since before she could even talk. Maui is apparently one of Grandma Tala’s favorite conversational topics. Coincidentally, Tala is the only person in Moana’s life to encourage her need to be on the ocean. Tala sings that her granddaughter must not ignore what she feels: “And when that voice starts to whisper / To follow the farthest star/ Moana that voice inside is who you are” (“Where You Are”). The “farthest star” sounds an awful lot like that last star in the fishhook constellation. You know, the constellation that leads to the exact island where Maui has been stuck for the past 1000 years? Yeah, that one. So if the “voice inside” is telling her to go to the “farthest star,” that voice inside might just be Maui. Or she named him Maui to feel better about talking to herself all the time. Regardless, once Moana reaches Maui Isle, she is away from Motunui and is fully on her own. She needs inner strength – or, if you will – inner Maui.

Maui shares some noteworthy similarities with Moana. Like her, he just wants to find a boat and sail away. He is a master wayfinder, something that Moana hopes to become. He is rejected by his parents, and although Moana’s parents are quite loving, they strongly disapprove of her connection to the sea. In fact, Moana’s struggles with her parents and her looming chiefdom are precisely exemplified during “You’re Welcome,” when Maui parallels the Chief’s coconut toss from “Where You Are.”

Aladdin does it with an apple. This is the only GIF I could find to demonstrate what the heck I’m talking about. Of course, why Chief Tui and Maui replicate this Aladdin-patented move is an analysis for another day.

This deliberate correspondence only furthers Maui’s role as Moana’s inner voice. She cannot escape her father’s insistence that she stay trapped on Motunui. In “How Far I’ll Go,” Moana laments: “I can lead with pride I can make us strong / I’ll be satisfied if I play along / But a voice inside sings a different song / What is wrong with me?” There’s that voice inside again, voicing Moana’s fear that in accepting her role as chief, she will only be playing a part and denying her true self. She finally succeeds in leaving Motunui and locating Maui. Then, with the chuck of a coconut, he traps Moana on his island. But she proves that nagging interior doubt wrong by ultimately escaping and rejoining Maui. This victory is pivotal; not only does she abscond the cave, but she also sways Maui’s opinion regarding her quest. This is later reflected in the film’s conclusion when Chief Tui finally embraces the sea.

Moana is clearly oblivious to the fact that Maui does not actually exist. As far as she is concerned – and as viewers are concerned, for that matter – she is actually travelling with a demigod. You see where I’m going with this. Think Life of Pi meets A Beautiful Mind. Maui is basically Russell Crowe’s roommate. If you haven’t seen the film – and if this is the case, shame on you – Crowe’s John Nash heads off to university and meets his wonderful new roommate, Charles, and the two maintain a close bond throughout college and beyond. Until Nash is diagnosed as schizophrenic. He hears things that aren’t there. And sees people that don’t exist. And one of those people is that oh-so-loveable roommate. It is a mind-blowing moment in a damn good movie.

Through some complicated technological methods, I edited this image to emphasize my point.

I don’t think Moana is schizophrenic, but there are similarities between her interactions with Maui and Nash’s with Charles the roommate. For instance, there is no one to verify that Moana and Maui ever hung out, let alone saved the world together. I mean, unless one would count the legendary creatures that Moana defeats along the way, but the only person to see those guys and to make it back to Motunui to tell the tale is Moana. Grandma Tala witnesses the ocean interacting with her granddaughter, but Tala is also the village crazy lady. And dead. Both of which work against her credibility.

While these exchanges with the demigod are reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind, the reasoning behind having an imaginary sidekick is closer to that behind Pi Patel’s hallucinations. While the conclusion of Life of Pi is arguably ambiguous, I’m of the camp that Pi’s lifeboat was actually not full of circus animals. However, that was the reality that Pi’s mind generated in order for him to survive that ordeal. Similarly, Moana is alone at sea for a long time. It makes sense that her mind would conjure up this familiar companion to help see her through her journey.

If Maui is himself a projection of the internal Moana, it stands to reason that at least portions of the voyage depict her interior battles. This notion is furthered by the types of villains that she and Maui encounter along the way. After retrieving Maui – or shall I call you CHARLES THE ROOMMATE – the first obstacle they meet is a violent tribe of bloodthirsty coconuts called the kakamora. Yeah. Like hundreds of evil little coconuts on these floating warships. Coincidentally, one of the big problems for Moana’s island home is that the coconuts, their main resource, were rotting from the inside out. There’s an entire verse of “Where You Are” dedicated to coconuts, and Tui is super psyched to sing about them. Seriously. The look on his face is one of pure joy.

Pictures of Tui are hard to come by, but these villagers are equally pumped regarding the existence of coconuts.

So Motunui’s coconuts go bad. And then Moana has to defeat bad coconuts. And while Maui displays some stealthy techniques with steering the canoe, it is Moana who reclaims TeFiti’s heart from the kakamora.

Next, Maui teaches Moana how to sail as they travel to the lair of Tamatoa, the greatest character with the greatest song in the entire movie. There is very limited merchandise available pertaining to Tamatoa. I can’t be the only person lamenting this fact, can I? This is entirely unrelated to my argument, I just felt that someone needed to be aware of the problem.

Seriously – this is the best GIF I could find. For Tamatoa. The David Bowie crab. Come on, where’s the love?

Anyway, this gigantic, human-hungry crustacean is obsessed with his physical appearance. He loves all things sparkly, and advises Moana that she should do the same: “Did your granny say ‘listen to your heart/Be who you are on the inside’? / I need three words to tear her argument apart: / ‘Your granny lied’!” (“Shiny”). Tala is Moana’s only source of support regarding her love of the ocean, so it makes since that at some point, Moana may doubt herself and her mission. This doubt is personified (…crabified?) in the bedazzled Tamatoa. If one looks attractive and is “shiny” enough, he or she will be admired. Remember “How Far I’ll Go,” and the lyric “I’ll be satisfied if I play along” – Tamatoa wholeheartedly agrees . He tells Moana that “fish are dumb, dumb, dumb / They chase anything that glitters – beginners / And here they come, come, come to the brightest thing that glitters.” Play the part and people will follow. Moana is a reluctant chief, but perhaps she should just go back and lead her people through a glittery façade.

And of course there’s the whole reason that they go to see Tamatoa in the first place, which is to retrieve Maui’s fishhook. Maui tries repeatedly to obtain it, but in the end, Moana who tricks the crab and gets the hook.

At some point somewhere within the realm of Moana, Maui probably did exist. In the film’s introduction, Tala tells of how TeFiti’s heart came to be stolen and how many monsters were eager to get their hands on this powerful stone. Pictured are the kakamora, Tamatoa, and of course, Maui. Moana was raised with these legends, so they obviously factor prominently into who she is.  The  larger than life persona of Maui is that of a fearless and essentially benevolent demigod, and this is the guy that Moana needs to get her through a very scary, very solitary journey. The chicken just didn’t cut it.

So Moana reaches within herself to find the Maui that she needs, allowing her to face ominous obstacles, save her people, and restore the opportunities of sea travel to her island. However, there is another explanation that gives our heroine a more conniving role. Moana has injected herself into legends that are integral to her island’s culture. Her epic voyage will become her legacy, and the magnitude of her adventure guarantees that she will become a legend in her own right. She will be the next leader of her people, and this story makes her significantly more “shiny.”

Her people all know the legend of Maui, and that’s why he plays so prominently into her story. Moana not only aligns herself with one of the most recognized (albeit fallen) heroes of Motunui culture, but she also restores him to his former glory. Inspired by the tales from the “village crazy lady,” Moana crafts an intricate fiction, casting herself as the heroine. This will strengthen her persona and the surrounding mythos when she leads as chief.

After all, Tamatoa does have a point. It’s important to “be who you are on the inside,” but a leader needs to look the part as well. And that’s what can be achieved with the story that Moana has to tell, and will undoubtedly be told about her. Her people are afraid of the sea, but Moana knows that they must at least occasionally leave to keep the island afloat, so to speak. Her entire island is against ever leaving Motunui for the entirety of the movie. However, the second Moana triumphantly returns, these same people are dragging the canoes out of storage and ready to voyage on the high seas, the coconut-loving chief included. Moana’s story deeply resonates with all of them, which ultimately gets her exactly what she wanted – for both herself and her people.

I don’t want to say that Moana outright lies in order to manipulate her people into capitulation…but Moana outright lies in order to manipulate her people into capitulation. Or it’s all in her head. You decide. You’re welcome.

  *A very special thank you to my Bestie for her encouragement and mad proofreading skills, and to Steve for being my sounding board for the last two months.

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🚀🚀🚀 #Repost @lasse_soerensen with @get_repost ・・・ ⭐️2. PLACE IN MY FIRST RACE EVER AT LEMANS⭐️ Was a pleasure to drive the @astonmartinracingofficial #danetrain car from last year, i enjoyed every second of it. Thanks to all that made this possible, can't thank you enogh!! #lemans #intowin #9️⃣5️⃣ #danetrain

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Attie & T-Bone babies went for vet check and everyone is healthy. The Dane train is rolling again with the most well behaved Dane babies ever. #garnersgreatdanesofthecarolinas #garnerdanebabies #danetrain #bestfurkids #blues #bluedanes #bluepuppies #akc #akcreunite #microchipped #healthy #carthageanimalhospital #greatdanes #greatdanesofinstagram #nc #chatham #chathamcounty #pittsboro #farmlife #furbaby (at Carthage Animal Hospital)

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#95 Aston Martin Vantage AMR  #WEC #lemans24 #SuperSeason #teamAMR #astonmartinracing #vantageAMR  #gtepro #DaneTrain #NickiThiim #MarcoSorensen #DarrenTurner #GTE  #motorsport #endurance #racing @astonmartinracingofficial  @24heuresdumans @fiawec_official @nickithiim @marco_sorensen  @darrenturner007 Full race gallery : https://bit.ly/2K30jt9 https://ift.tt/2MrEmBw

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Happy holly days☺💙💘 #danedehaan #danetrain #chronicle#tasm2

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❄️SNOW DAY HIGHLIGHTS!! #DANETRAIN #Repost @insidelacrosse with @get_repost ・・・ TEHOKA BACKHAND 😳 (via @laxsportsnet) https://t.co/vzKtooM1kW

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Big Law by Ron Liebman - DaneTrain

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Big Law by Ron Liebman

Big Law was written by a lawyer. A lawyer who tried his hand at writing. And failed. Ok, maybe “failed” is a bit strong. It’s not that Big Law is unreadable or anything, but at times it comes close.

Carney Blake is a newly minted partner at Dunn & Sullivan, an appropriately fancy-sounding law firm that makes oodles and oodles of money for themselves through the important people that they represent. Blake tends to turn a blind eye when it comes to the moral aspects of the position, allowing him to maintain his focus on climbing the corporate ladder. Predictably, he finds himself entangled in a sticky lawsuit that could cost him his career and his life as he knows it. Throw into the mix a new relationship, drama with his immediate family, corporate creed and an over-dependence on cliches, and you have Big Law.

While the legal aspects of Big Law are manageable, they have a tendency to range from somewhat dense to flat-out boring. A lot of this has to do with Carney’s character. He’s kindof hard to care about. I mean, he’s interesting I guess? He has this black girlfriend that he likes to remind readers about every ten pages or so, at which time he reminds us that race is not an issue to him, so he’s a hero. His brother has a big drug problem and his dad is just an alcoholic jerk. Sure, he has problems, but his inner dialogue is so atrocious that I often found myself wanting him to fail.

For instance, he is constantly using phrases like “Okay, roll the tape.” Usually with italics. He’s real big on italics. That’s not the worst of it, though. The novel is littered with inner monologues lacking the wit that Liebman clearly imagines is there. “A blind man could have seen that I was down on myself.” Ugh. Really?

The absolute most painful aspects of Big Law are Carney’s commentary regarding anyone in any way different from himself. There’s the aforementioned African American girlfriend, but he additionally insults homosexuals, the obese, and really women in general. Other than Diane, the women are all described as being nice in spite of having unattractive features. This is primarily visible in the character of Anka Stankowsi. Carney describes her as follows:

Anka Stankowski was known in the firm’s hallways as “Jaba the Hutt.” She weighed in somewhere seriously north of two-fifty. As, by the way, did her husband, a partner in another big law firm in the city. They were his-and-her sumo wrestlers in lawyer’s clothing. I remembered seeing them dancing together at last year’s Christmas gala. They were surprisingly light on their toes, even though they looked like a couple of hippos in an animated Disney film.

Yes, that is a legit description from Big Law. Paragraphs later, we learn that she is fiercely intelligent and a force to be reckoned with both in an out of the courtroom. But no no, first we need an insulting description of her physical appearance.

My final issue with the novel was the fact that the jacket flap led me to believe that the plot would primarily deal with Carney’s trial, which actually factored only briefly into the plot. Mostly we are left with a convoluted plot that is at times hard to follow and and other times just plain insulting.

      *A special thanks to Blue Rider Press and Penguin for sending me this book!