Books; part two

Remember how last Friday I said

I'd post more reading recommendations the following day?

Silly me.

I meant the following week.

Here we go.

Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd.

This is a fun read.

Definitely a book that allows you to escape your own reality

if but for that one hour before bed.

Pattie has led an incredibly fascinating life.

You know the Eric Clapton song, Wonderful Tonight...

of course you do.

He wrote it for her.

just a little ditty while he was waiting for her to finish getting ready.

You know, no big deal.

Oh and before she was with him,

she was married to George Harrison, the beatle.

again, no big deal.

I like Eric Clapton.

He was once in a band with a drummer named Ginger.

Ginger was a lush.

That's how we came to even consider the name Ginger.

Beautiful, huh?

A drunk drummer.

Anyway. The Beatles... Eh.

Not a huge fan.

The Rolling Stones are more my style.

But oh my goodness, was the Beatle life

a crazy, ever evolving, fascinating life?

And she had front row streets.

And she gives you the meaty stuff.

I hate it when autobiographies are safe.

Safe equals BORING.

This book is not boring.

The End.

2. Catcher in The Rye by JD Salinger

Recently we had friends over for dinner.

I made flank steak with a lime marinade.

Billy Joel's recipe.

It. was. Gooood.

What does that have to do with the cost of tea in China?

Or the cost of tea and china.

Nothing.

I just wanted to give myself a shout out.

Great Marinade Alexis!

Hey thanks.

Anyway.

My friend's husband says over dinner

"You know what book I did not like at all? Catcher in the Rye."

Whaaaaaaaaa?!

Them are fighten words boy.

Then he goes on to say Holden is fake.

And he hates how he calls everyone phonies.

Meanwhile, I'm counting backwards from ten

because I dont want to go loco at my own dinner party.

I say in my slightly quieter, monotone voice

(the one I use when I dont want to come off as too strong)

Actually I completely disagree.

I get a wee bit attached to books,

so Holden Caulfield might as well be my brother

JD Salinger my dad.

that's how personally offended I was.

Then I decided due to the high probability of me

pulling a new jersey house-wife and flipping the table over

in the heat of debate, I better just squash it.

So he made his point,

I made mine and then quickly ended it with...

Let's agree to disagree.

My opinion was/is... I have never came across such a perfect

fictional protagonist as Holden Caulfield.

And I get him. I feel like I am him.

He gets pretty serious at times

but then he'll start talking about horsing around

and I am laughing out loud.

That's pretty awesome when a book makes you crack up.

And I know the phonies he's talking about.

And my heart bleeds when he talks about

being the catcher in the rye.

(my heart bleeds?)

I think I was a child in the rye...

And Holden caught me...

and stopped me from being a phoney.

No. Seriously.

I know it sounds melodramatic.

What can I say?

I'm not doing this book justice.

I just think it is perfection.

Will you read it and tell me how you feel about it?

Thanks.

Oh and PS...

Dear David (the Holden hater),

You're wrong.

But youre a kind and fun guy.

So we can still be friends.

Cordially, Alexis.

Please share with me your picks.

Thank you friends.

Have a lovely weekend.