Beautimus!

I am so in love with the boots I just got I am about to flip out. Im not even minding the $700 less there is in my bank account. Good leather, or die. Fiorentini & Baker, baby.

And, I'm also really digging the George Washington bio I picked up a few days ago. There is something fascinating about the birth of America and how a country so new could end up the most powerful in the world. Not to mention the man considered the Father of America. What a title. The good thing about this is you don't have to be a history buff to enjoy it either. Chernow does an awesome job of turning history into a story, and filling in all the extra details. Washington was nothing but a little power hungry ANIMAL!

"My shoe soul mate"

I couldn't get them out of my mind so finally I ordered them! Pretty babies, come to momma...

And...as for these. These will have to wait. *tear*

part trois

The third installment in Larsson's trilogy. A-a-amazing. I maintain that the first book is still the best.

The Hornets Nest continued the annoying trend of keeping the two main characters apart for most of the story. Minus their brief online encounters. I was holding out that there would be a rekindling of something between the two, but I was sadly disappointed. Oh well. Other than that, the trilogy absolutely did not disappoint.

Love, love love. So sad its over, and so sad Steig is over too.

filler.

The girl who played with fire....the 2nd book in the trilogy.

The 2nd book seemed, to me, to be mostly a filler. Why are there always filler books?? advancement. thats the key.

Anyways... despite the "filler" review, Larsson didn't really disappoint. He's pretty skilled in his writing, and with creating interesting characters that grab attention. Lisbeth Salandar is like no heroine in literature that I've ever seen.

I would suggest this book to anyone. For an airplane, as a gift, whatever. Interesting and loveable characters. Worth the time, AND the money.

Ink.

So. I saw the book everywhere but had never heard of it, until I started spouting off my theories on how literature today is all so tired, and classic literature actually had some meaning...ie...Dickens, Rand, Steinbeck. Ideas, theories, opinions and philosophies were all evident in a story. By telling a story they expressed a feeling or idea about something else entirely. Some view on society, or people, or whatever- And Marc cut me off and asked me if I had heard of this book. Because apparently this book is supposed to be ultra amazing, similar to the classics. The girl with the dragon tattoo. No, i had not. But I immediately went to go buy it, and finished less than zero immed. while continuously teasing myself with little glances at this new, promising looking book.

I started it, and tho it is not on par with a "classic" and there's no expressing of ideas and whatnot, the story is still really good. It DOES get you hooked, addicted, etc. The first book in a set of three, its full of swedish names that are hard to pronounce as well as interesting foreign cities as a setting.

Sadly, the author evidently died immediately after finishing the 3rd and final installment in the trilogy. Stieg Larsson, a native swede and expert on anti democratic and neo nazi organizations. What a bummer this is all the literature we'll get out of an obviously talented storyteller :-( Cant wait to get into the 2nd book.

Brett Easton Ellis.

I picked up Brett Easton Ellis because I'm usually fond of books set in my hometown. Plus, he's all the rage right now in the indie scene apparently...and it bothers me when conversation comes up about a book I haven't read. Not to mention... the book was mentioned in Elle, Vogue, GQ, Details, and Nylon. Based on the fact that it was suggested to be by my perpetually broken hearted tragic ex boyfriend, I figured there would be a certain level of wallowing and angst. Much to my chagrin its pretty much what imagined it would be. Kind of a Bukowski wanna be, totally narcissistic, I live in LA and live the good, rich life but oh my gosh I'm still just so depressed and so empty and just sooo fucked up all the time. But, like I wanted there's a load of references to Hollywood Blvd and Sunset.....
Ill probably still read the follow up to it... Imperial Bedrooms that came out this last Tuesday. I don't know why I'm such a sucker for a story about my home town, but I am. That, and I cant have all these sceney babies reading a book I haven't read and cant comment on right? If only to tell them I read it too and its shit.

I am Charlotte Simmons.

Bonfire of the Vanities was my first Tom Wolfe book, and though its undeniably better than Charlotte Simmons, Charlotte is still worth the time. Instead of the playboy fugitive, and the legal eagles of 'Bonfire' this one is set on the fictional ivy league university campus of Dupont, and its characters are the students.

All in all, despite the fact that every character was annoying in some way or another and that I really didn't care very much for anybody in the entire book.... I still liked the book. Its Wolfe, man. He's gifted with words. The end is a little bleak for my liking...but it does touch on the realities of selling out, and the way it is to give up on the person that you might've become and settle for the person that you are.

The best part of the book is undeniably, her innate egoism... mixed in with her almost painful shyness. Makes you want to stick your chest out and say " I am Charlotte Simmons." Or rather, I am Jenelle Star. You know.