There are plenty of talented components to this cast, and
most every one of them has his or her time to shine, even such much too briefly present forces as
episodes 1's Martin Sheen - who nails both Irish - American accent and depth of the good - hearted slaver who comes to find flaws in the traditions he has had to follow - and
episode 3's Richard Jenkin, who effectively despicable in his audacious portrayal of a despicable radical racist who is as willing to die as he is to kill to preserve his questionable sense of order - and plenty of other people in between, from the compelling Dennis Haysbert to the charming Danny Glover, so you know that it's saying something to proclaim that leading lady Halle Berry is this series» strongest performance, delivering on powerful layers and
emotional range in her engrossing portrayal of a mulatto who is trapped in society by her mixed race, and will face many unbearable hardships that will test her innocence and humanity.
Winter Journal is far more than a simple collection of lists, however; the memoir is strongest and
most emotionally compelling when the reader can see Auster arriving at moments of revelation, such as the realization that his moments of periodic physical frailty coincide closely with
episodes of
emotional intensity, personal crisis, and loss.