Something else I really enjoy about this book is how each chapter gives me a different scene. I like that you can feel a sense of relief at the close of each chapter and there’s a transition to a new event or moment in his life. That was something that I really liked about this book as you can see as the author processes each scene and different events of his life. You know how writing can be a form of therapy for people, this book feels like thats exactly what it was for the author. This was a book that I couldn’t put down once I started reading it. I love how you get to know the person on a deeper level and learn intimate parts of their lives. I think its always great to read memoirs written by people you know and not just famous people you admire. The author reminds us again, that as daunting as the vicissitudes of life, and no matter the view from the cockpit of life, the human spirit cannot be restrained in loss, or love, and strives to be unbroken-and free. With precise prose and a thought-provoking connected storyline that covers eating living octopus, philosophical debates about the gender of God, and a surprise pregnancy, Panorama, stands tall as a connected yet separate, compelling story.

In Panorama, the author broadens his stance on the importance of moments spotlighting loneliness and exposing the perks and ailments of escapism. After enduring a severe panic attack which left the author attached to breathing machines around foreign doctors in South Korea, Panorama-the bonus chapter for the memoir, Views from the Cockpit: The Journey of a Son, expands on the author's experiences working and living abroad in Seoul, South Korea.Īfter a friendship ignites and morphs into an awe-struck, curious tale of parallel souls with a Brazilian-American soldier serving in the military at the North Korean border protecting South Korea from Kim Jong-il, Panorama reflects on the author's contemplations to return to a crumbling family life in Los Angeles or to endure his life in Seoul for an end-of-contract cash payout.

Panorama by Ross Victory