Download Wingspan edition by Chris Bohjalian Literature Fiction eBooks

Product details File Size 2191 KB Print Length 36 pages Publisher Vintage (March 26, 2019) Publication Date March 26, 2019 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B07P1N2JX9

Wingspan edition by Chris Bohjalian Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

• An interesting little short story, told in the format of a play about two flight attendants. One newer to the job, who is scared of flying, and one more tenured. The story does a good job of fitting enough information into its limited pages to keep the reader engaged and feel like there was enough content, without feeling like it was lacking.
• It is a short read and I loved it. As I read in another review I would love to read more and know if Emily is going to confront with the old guy.
• Don’t waste your dollar ... i ordered because I liked his (real) books, but this wasn’t one of them. Want a refund, even though it wasn’t much!
• I love his books but this was disappointing— a dollar for 36 pages is absurd though that’s on and not on chris
• Wingspan is a one-act play, the first written by NYT best-selling and award-winning American author, Chris Bohjalian. On a flight from JFK to London, veteran flight attendant Karen is joined at the last minute by a novice with just a few years’ experience, ex-barista Emily. It’s immediately apparent that Emily is very nervous about this, her first trans-Atlantic flight. As Karen tries to reassure her, Emily admits her fear of flying. They chat while preparing for take-off, and Karen learns about the life coach who convinced Emily to embark on a career involving the thing she fears most, and why. By the time they are over the Atlantic, Emily has the confidence to face more than just a flight across an ocean, and both have learned something about life.
• A very short story of two flight attendants in frank discussion during a transatlantic flight. It is in script format and was originally done as a one-act play. This really allows for the reader to focus on every piece of dialogue.
  
  The main character of the story is Emily, who is newly trained and admits to taking on the career to combat her fear of flying. She is put on this flight to London as a last-second sub and is forced to face her flying over water. Karen has been a steward for a number of years. She is quite witty and is quick to push Emily's buttons. But what comes out in their conversation may be a little more serious and damaging than Emily first lets on. Her 30,000 foot confession is related to issues of consent and abuse.
  
  Bohjalian has created a unique snapshot of a woman in a vulnerable situation. It's a short plot arc in just a couple dozen pages, but it's one that is able to come to a realistic and fulfilling resolution.
• Genre General Fiction
  Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing
  Pub. Date March 26, 2019
  
  Mini Review
  
  The award-winning author Chris Bohjalian has written his first play, “Wingspan.” The one-act play has been published as a novella. The tale revolves around two female flight attendants. In 2018, Bohjalian had a bestselling thriller, “The Flight Attendant.” This is not a sequel as one might suspect. The novella is clearly not a thriller as was his other work regarding a female flight attendant. Once the reader has finished the last page, the title’s metaphor will be clearly understood. “Wingspan,” demonstrates that Bohjalian is masterful at writing concise dialogue that makes the reader simultaneously laugh and cry along with his characters. You will meet a young, newly trained flight attendant, who just happens to have a fear of flying. And then there is her older, wisecracking, experienced coworker whose sassy manner can hide her intelligence. By the end of the flight, the older woman knows the younger woman’s secrets. This story may be sparse but is plentiful with feeling in tune to the #MeToo movement.
• Originally produced as a one-act play this is the story of a young flight attendant with a fear of flying, who is about to work her first transatlantic trip. When a veteran co-worker tries to help her through the turbulent crossing, she discovers that a fear of flying is the least of the young woman’s secrets.
  
  This short story is written like a play and I really enjoyed it. The discussion between the two flight attendants, who just met, at different stages in their lives is interesting and brings different opinions about a sensitive subject. They have this discussion while waiting for takeoff and also during takeoff, while also discussing the young flight attendants fear of flying. Their remarks to one another are funny and even though the topic they are discussing is serious the discussion is light at some points.