I finished my current book “Swimsuit” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. It was good. A good summer beach/pool read, which is exactly where I finished it today – poolside. Not a literary classic but as long as I’m entertained and stay interested, I’m happy. That’s what summer reading is.
Some of it took place on Maui. Sigh….a favorite vacation destination (well, that I’ve been to anyway.) When I think “vacation” I envision Maui. I haven’t been for a few years and desperately want to go back.
In the book, it’s the site of violent rapes and murders. That’s definitely not so good. Yet somehow even with that as the background, as the writers described the lanais and the tropical breeze, hotels and beaches, I was happily imagining Maui, not a crime scene!
The book takes quite a few twists and turns, some predictable and some not. If you like Patterson’s style of writing, then you will at least moderately enjoy this book. Even though he likely wrote very little of it, it’s got his signature. It’s fairly graphically violent though.
Next up! I just downloaded Bret Easton Ellis’ new one “Imperial Bedrooms” – the sequel to “Less Than Zero”. That’s the only book of his (or movie) that I have read/seen. I refused to read or see “American Psycho” but we’ll see how this one is. I liked Less Than Zero – both book and movie (actually preferred the movie as I think the soundtrack and the hazy shade of filming added to the story (as did the Bangles’ Hazy Shade of Winter :) ) Plus I think Robert Downey Jr. and James Spader were outstanding in that movie, as they always are.
And it seems RDJ graduated from being Julian to a more healthy lifestyle in real life – I’m happy to see that as I do believe he is a real talent (see Chaplin) even if a bit cuckoo…
Sometimes I look at what’s fashionable and think to myself “what the heck were they thinking?” I mean, I know everyone has different taste but these are fugly (IMO only of course.) And for $955 (first pair), I’d buy some classic Louboutins in a heart beat….
Oh well…to each her own…
Now these…these scream my name. And they are now mine (or at least they will be Friday when they arrive) Fairly certain I have no shoes in this particular shade of pink… :)
But I think I have always been more of a “classics” kind of girl, so the trendy stuff simply doesn’t appeal to me…..or maybe I’m just getting old :)
I just finished reading Scott Turow’s “Innocent”. This is the sequel to “Presumed Innocent” which I did not read but did really like the movie (of course..) Now I definitely want to go back and read Presumed Innocent (just added it to my list of books to buy/read) And re-watch the movie…and NOT just to see Harrison Ford…although that IS reason enough :)
This book had me riveted for sure. I had to keep going and going to find out what was going to happen. And I’ll have to say, I was wrong about my assumption of the end. And I’m usually right about these. But I started reading it on Friday afternoon and it’s Sunday afternoon so I blew through it to see how it ended!
The book isn’t solely about crime and whodunit. It’s touches on marriage/relationships/love, making mistakes and paying (or not) for them and how that effects you, wondering if you can find happiness and love, staying in relationships for the wrong reasons, and integrity, both personal and professional. Interestingly, it doesn’t touch on a subject that I assumed they would, that goes back to the first story. But it does always keep the crime element there for you to wonder about it.
I could totally see them making this into a movie with Harrison back as Rusty. And you know I will be there :)
I recommend it as a good read for sure.
Just bought James Patterson’s “Swimsuit” to read next. I am laying out in mine while I read so it seemed fitting :)
An American was also injured Wednesday in another event during the San Fermin party in which horned juvenile cows weighing about 400 pounds (180 kilograms) are released into a bullring to be taunted by young men.
This is in addition to the bull-running where all those bulls are slaughtered after the “fun”. I don’t actually care that the meat is served up in restaurants after. Not one iota.
Spain can go F itself. And all of the runners…them too. The Americans can be double-F’ed since it’s not their “tradition” or country anyway. I’m only sad they (the people) didn’t die from their wounds…now *that* would have been a good time.
Wow. This kid is one of the bigger spoiled brats I’ve read about NOT coming out of Hollywood…
Let’s see…
Your grandparents paid for all 4 years of college plus boarding;
After graduating and not finding your “dream” job you lived at your parents house, not only room and board free, but they also pay for your cell phone and life insurance;
You now live with your brother where your parents cover your portion of the rent;
A job that you were offered started at $40K a year but you turned it down as a bad opportunity/not good enough for you.
Wah.
The American Dream is elusive for you because its achieved through a lot of hard work, sweat and perseverance. Not hoping the right dream job lands in your lap so you can leave your parent’s cushy nest eventually.
I really hate when people use the term “throwing someone to the wolves” when referring to how someone wasn’t cared for properly, or how they would be on their own to fend for themselves in a harsh situation, or stuff like that.
Wolf packs actually care very much for their pack mates. Pups are cared for by not only the mother but the father and other pack mates.
So what people actually should be saying is throwing someone to the homo sapiens because you are much more likely to get a crappy parent/family/boss/etc from the humanoid world than from the Canis lupus one….
My birthday weekend is coming to a close. I think I did OK on my birthday gluttony as far as eating, drinking and general merriment went. Was still busy and stressed with work so I pretty much kept it to a minimum. I’ve mostly been tired so wanting to just hang out with huskies and read in the sun – pretty much the best activities anyway :)
I had my pre-Eclipse dinner with girlfriends that my birthday snuck into last Tuesday, Eclipse (squeal!) and then a comic book store excursion and a nice dinner with friends on Friday, hung out with huskies a lot, finished my book AND one of my new Wonder Woman graphic novels (and the new WW), had dinner with more friends at the house on Sunday night and went to the lake today, hung out, watched (other) doggies play in the water and had a Wet Woody (yummy drink…mind out of the gutter!)
And I did end the day and the weekend with 2 glasses of Gloria Ferrar Blanc de Noir (courtesy of @missmelon leftover from last night) and some homemade Hawaiian poke. One of my all-time favorite combos/meals. Sushi grade tuna and bubbly – perfect combo in flavors.
Back to work tomorrow. I take a week off for my birthday/July 4th every year. With 2 weekends and 5 weekdays = 9 awesome days in Tahoe. This year it got changed due to work. So instead of the annual week off at this time, I will shoot for this past 3-day weekend and a 4-day weekend starting Thursday! We’ll see. Fingers crossed…
p.s. it’s Harrison Ford’s birthday on the 13th so July really is an excellent month :)
Found this on YouTube and grinned the whole way through. I don’t give a crippity-crap about meeting celebrities. But I would love to meet this man.
I just finished reading “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” 3-book series. If you haven’t read them, I *highly* recommend them.
The first 1/3 of the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is pretty slow and you might think “what the heck is the big deal with these books?” Then it gets rolling and doesn’t stop. And then right onto in “The Girl Who Plays With Fire” and “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”.
There was supposed to be 3 more to the series but the author died. Hopefully his writing partner gets a hold of the outlines for those and can maybe do something with them.
The “heroine” of the book is no perfect heroine. But she is great and you can’t help but root for her. And I don;t think any of the things that she does that might be viewed as “wrong” are wrong in her circumstances so it’s all good. A great, tough and smart girl character for sure. Same with the “hero”. Both flawed humans. But with their definite strengths. Someone told me Brad Pitt is rumored to be playing him in the US version of the movie. I so hope that is only a rumor. Not a role for him IMO.
It has some graphic violence against women, especially in 1 and 2, as well as general violence. But they are important pieces to the story and not gratuitous. You also learn that the Swedish people drink a LOT of coffee and eat a LOT of sandwiches! And that their 7-11s offer much more than ours. And have a lot of street names and surnames that are so much alike you get a bit confused. But you’ll figure it all out :)
If you are looking for a new book – pick it up! Actually just save yourself the trouble and buy all 3 now.
My next book is Scott Turow’s newest one – “Innocent”. It’s a sequel to “Presumed Innocent”. I loved that movie. And no, not just because my loveman is in it. Although that certainly didn’t hurt :)
