It’s been awhile since I updated you guys on what I’m reading. Mostly that is because between all of the magazines I read and you know, work and kids, I haven’t gotten very far lately! Also, I listen to most of my books on Audible and per Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking, sometimes I just need quiet…
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Have any of you read On the Road by Jack Kerouac? I tend to give myself a hard time for not having read most of the so-called seminal books, and so finally committed to this one when I saw it on Audible. And after all of that build up, I have to say, I don’t think I got it. Maybe there is something wrong with me but I have an issue with books that have no redeeming characters. I enjoyed Crime and Punishment, which I read as an adult, more than On the Road. A lot more, as I actually really liked it. I’d love to know if you’ve read On the Road and what you thought about it.
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After that unsatisfying experience, I rewarded myself with an actual paper book of short stories (I have always loved short stories) by Philip Dean Walker, a local author and an acquaintance. At Danceteria and Other Stories opens with a story featuring Halston, the legendary fashion designer. This was a good omen! Philip’s stories are pure fiction yet weave in celebrities and places we know, and the onset of the AIDS epidemic, giving them a wonderfully familiar feeling as the stories unfold. They also mostly take place in New York City, which of course endeared me to them all the more.
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I’m now very far into listening to The Girl in the Spider’s Web, a continuation of the Stieg Larsson Millennium series. It is so fun that I can’t stop listening to it, yet I don’t want it to end. After this I will probably be ready for a “work” book. I have Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg in my Audible queue. Have any of you read that one?
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.Finally, Mr. Real Life Style forwarded me perhaps the best fashion interview I have EVER read. Pay special attention to the parts about what Jack, Tom Ford’s son, is allowed to wear. Hysterical. Katie M, I hope you are reading this!
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Lani Inlander is a personal stylist, working with clients who want to feel their best and look put-together every day. You can find her in the Washington, D.C. and New York metropolitan areas.
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