![]() ![]() ![]() She is joined by her freshly blonde best friend Gala for a summer of dazzling nights out: from bars to galleries to house parties to late-night bodegas on repeat against the glistening silhouette of New York. Happy Hour is made up of the meandering diary entries of Isa, who (like Granados herself), is of mixed Filipina and Salvadoran heritage and possesses the aura and charm of someone you definitely want at your party. Isa and Gala have been partying together ever since they were underage now 21 years old, the girls move to New York together with an agenda to do “absolutely nothing.” But it is in this nothingness that Granados’ writing really has a chance to shine. Despite the emphasis on glamour, Happy Hour’s depth and nuance is evident in its protagonists’ view of the world. Happy Hour (2020) is Toronto-based writer and filmmaker Marlowe Granados’ debut novel, an unassuming and intoxicating book about two young, beautiful girls partying their lives away for one sweltering summer in New York City. ![]()
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