myths
Hi!
Sorry for my absence last week. Maybe you didn’t notice? I forgot I was going on vacation. And by vacation, I mean I made my boyfriend drive for 35 hours through 8 states so we could go see the eclipse at a NASA party. (I’m not sure why or how I got invited to a NASA eclipse party, but it just seemed like one of those invitations you don’t say “no” to). It was pretty cool. Anywho, here’s some stuff:
this week’s style icon:
Every single person at Afropunk last weekend. (photo via @laolunyc)
what I’m clicking:
The Myth of Bridezillas | The Myth of Angry Feminism | The Myth of Instagram Influencers | The Myth of a YA Bestseller | The Myth of the Fashion Magazine Dream Job | The Journey to Stranger Things | The coolest house in New York City | Does this sound like the basis for a horror film to anybody else? | Speaking of horror films, so much of the Trump administration’s missteps make me laugh out loud, but then as soon as I’m done laughing I feel like crying. The latest perpetrators of my sad anxious laughter: Louise Linton’s Instagram and Melania’s Hurricane Outfit | Speaking of Harvey, Tear-jerking Pet Rescues | Where to Donate to Hurricane Victims
what I’m wanderlusting:
Adrere Amellal Hotel in Siwa, Egypt
what I’m reading:
Dawn Tripp
This book is fine. I’m a little bit obsessed with Georgia O’Keeffe at the moment (especially after visiting her home in Abiquiu, NM) so it was fun to read a juicy novel about her.
Did it make me cry: No.
Did it make me laugh: No.
Did it make me miss a subway stop: No.
Would I recommend it: No.
Would I read it again: No.
Would it be a good movie: God no. I’m cringing just thinking of the affectations and facial prosthetics Nicole Kidman would wear in this film.
Joy Williams
This book is so weird, but in this beautiful and dreamy way that perfectly evokes Florida in the 80s.
Did it make me cry: No.
Did it make me laugh: Maybe?
Did it make me miss a subway stop: I didn’t read it on the subway.
Would I recommend it: Yes.
Would I read it again: Yes.
Would it be a good movie: Yes. There’s something so eerie about this book that I think could be really played up with lighting and music.
Paula Hawkins
This book is creepy AF, and I couldn’t put it down.
Did it make me cry: No.
Did it make me laugh: No.
Did it make me miss a subway stop: No, but when you’re reading it you’re like “just one more chapter before bed” and then it’s 2am.
Would I recommend it: Nah. It takes a while to get into and there are like 3 too many characters. There are much better books out there, but if you really like a dark murdery thriller then yes - read this.
Would I read it again: Nope.
Would it be a good movie: It'd be a better movie than it is a book, actually.
Ayobami Adebayo
I loved, loved, loved this book. I’m obsessed with books set in Nigeria, so take this with a grain of salt, but it’s so well-written and it constantly keeps you guessing. It’s a page-turner, but it’s also this incredible love story between two deeply flawed (and borderline unlikeable) characters.
Did it make me cry: Yes, at the very end.
Did it make me laugh: No.
Did it make me miss a subway stop: Almost! It’s one of those books that really sucks you in.
Would I recommend it: Yes! Please read this book. If you’ve only been reading trash lately and you want to step up your game, this is the book to buy. It’s gripping, but it’s also beautiful and literary and meaningful.
Would I read it again: Yeah.
Would it be a good movie: It would be an incredible foreign indie film with subtitles BUT I think you could also take the plot line and adapt it as a blockbuster.
what I’m reading right now:
Rich People Problems, but I’m too embarrassed to read it on the subway (and it doesn’t fit in my purse) so I’m also reading Wreck and Order.
the best book I read in August:
the best book I read in July:
the best book I read in June:
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
the best book I read in May:
the best book I read in April:
the best book I read in March:
the best book I read in February:
The Bone Clocks and Days of Abandonment
the best book I read in January:
what’s on my bookshelf waiting to be read:
Anthropology of an American Girl
what books are on my list to buy (this will take me months to actually do):
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
M Train by Patti Smith
That Patty Hearst book
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell
I Love Dick (which is being made into a TV show by Jill Soloway!)
After interviewing Helen Ellis, I added a few books from her “classic trashy” book club to my list.
What are you reading? (You can reply to this email and tell me)
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