Vacationgoer

I should have known better, too. Indeed, I should have known -- after all, I am an experienced vacationgoer -- not to pack a book I knew I'd have to struggle through.

New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.