"C'est Si Bon," and "Just In Time,"

Tonight is an Eartha Kitt/ Nina Simone kinda night.



"Just In Time," in honor of the premiere (well not really, several weeks too late) of "Before Midnight." If you haven't seen the first two in this trilogy ("Before Sunrise," and "Before Sunset"), and you have even the smallest smidgin of a sentimental/romantic heart, I suggest you watch them. Young Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy = Hard to beat. And don't we all have a "one that got away"?



And Eartha Kitt's "C'est Si Bon," just cause she's a fucking powerhouse of a sexy lady.

August TBR (To Be Read)

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Back in high school, I remember this book seeming for all the world to me like a story about a bunch of rich people with too much money on their hands whining, having affairs and affecting existential crises to pass the time....but it's been awhile. And further, whether or not fifteen-year-old me actually finished this book is, um, debatable. My older, worldlier self is prepared to give it another go.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, by Daij Sijie

Found while stumbling around the beautiful Crow Bookshop. I have heard good things.

Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro

There is also a film of the same name. I've seen it. It is horrifically, wonderfully depressing if you're ever in the need of a good sob (I love a good cry, personally). Also: Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley. 'Nuff said?

The Freedom Writer's Diary, by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell

Another book with a movie counterpart. Someone recently told me that I reminded her of Erin Gruwell. Reading this partially to devise whether or not this should be taken as a compliment, and partially because I have a serious soft spot for stories about adolescents finding empowerment through writing. Dead Poet's Society, anyone? I'm a total cheeseball.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman

Neil's first adult novel in a good long while. Confession: I kind of completely adore Mr. Gaiman. The Sandman series? His Doctor Who episodes? Flawless, people, flawless. So naturally I snatched this up at the local B&N as soon as I heard it'd come out.

Looking for Alaska, by John Green

Because in the wake of the Twilight series well-written YA is a precious, precious thing, and I'm still not over Augustus and Hazel.

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Borrowed from the fierce and fabulous Jen

A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin.

Self-explanatory. Shits cray.

Will I finish all of these in August? Inevitably, no.