Bling!

Yes, I know this book came out a couple of years ago. Yes, I know this book appeals to the 20something set. Yes, I know this book was an insiders view of the hip hop lifestyle. And I read it any way. LOL. I have one word- entertaining. It was a precautionary fairytale for those who think that once they "come up" it's going to be "all good". See what I did there? LOL. Anywho, some of my friends were surprised by my last read. Apparently I'm thought of as a literary snob. I have no earthly idea why. All I know is that I love a good story, and I love to be entertained. Bling did both, so I have no reason to complain.

Reviews...

Idlewild- I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT! I had no preconceived notions regarding this movie. I knew that two members of Outkast were the main characters and that Terence Howard and some of my other movie favs were gonna be in it. It's a standard gangster movie, set in a 1930s southern town. The music and dancing were fabulous. Andre 3000 has earned a new fan, and I will be buying the soundtrack to the movie.


Running With Scissors- this was the bookclub read for the month of August. Another dysfunctional family, and a child expected to navigate the world for himself because the adults around him are too busy being "crazy". When did America decide it was ok to drop out as parents and let kids raise themselves? And folks wonder why it seems like the world is going to hell in a hand basket. UGH!

Third Girl From The Left...

by Martha Southgate

I really enjoyed this book! It was a refreshing change from some of the stuff I've been reading lately. A free spiritited woman taking her chance on making it big in the Blaxploitation movies of the 70s. A repressed wife and mother trying to find her own piece of happiness. A young woman untethered from her family because of decisions made by her mother. This generational story not only held my attention, but also made me curious to know more about the history of African Americans in Tulsa, OK, of all places. I love it when a book leaves me yearning for more information. I keep telling DIT that knowledge is power, but it's also just plain old fun to learn. The geek in me will go sit down now.