Submarine - If you liked Harold in Harold and Maude, Submarine might be for you. It's a coming of age movie about a boy in a town in Wales. He thinks too much, as do most interesting protagonists, and he's thinking about getting a girlfriend and about his parent's strained marriage. He's really sweet and watchable, not to mention clever with a turn of phrase, which is partly the English English, and partly his own quirkiness. Although it takes place in 1985, it has the stylized look of a more modern film. Steve and Michelle fell asleep throughout this one, but I was right there not wanting to miss anything. It flew under the radar at the theaters but was much reviewed. For me a thumbs up. For you, I don't know.
Tears of Mermaids the Secret Story of Pearls by Stephen G. Bloom - This is the non-fiction book about everything you ever wanted to know about Pearls including the lore, the history, and the pearl industry. Everything. It's well-written and overly thorough, and kudos to the writer for his passion and humor. I read and skimmed through this one. Overall, it was as I'd suspected, pearls are not all natural surprises found in oysters. There are just too many of them, right? And how about those colors and shapes? This book explains the manufacture of pearls and the author visits with independent Tahitian pearl divers as well as mega pearl producers.
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