1. This week sharing a very pretty dress, from Reformation.
I’m still a fangirl of Reformation, mostly because they have nice designs and good quality and good customer service (this contrasted with the other similar brand of the moment, Realisation Par, which in my opinion has adorable designs but is even more overpriced that Reformation). This dress is one of those classics that I love from the brand – bra friendly, natural fabric, classic design to last for seasons to come.
2. Remember the whole Anna Delvey scandal? Now the literary world has its own version, which you can read about, via The LA Times.
3. A great piece, via Vanessa Friedman at The NY Times, about what this month’s Vanity Fair cover means in terms of “advertorial”.
On a side note – this piece made me think of Kevin Kwan’s words on Vanity Fair in this excellent Vulture feature with him. I was surprised to see how frank he was on Vanity Fair – especially since they just did a nice spread on the cast of CRA but then again I admire him for his honesty. I have to admit that I also loved the Vanity Fair “of old (Tina/Graydon)” but haven’t really necessarily tried too much of the “new” version, but that’s more a function of the second kid than anything else.
4. An excellent piece via The New Yorker about the Kylie Jenner as a so-called “self made” billionaire debate – and the underlying resentment amongst millennials (and not just millennials, no)? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one.
5. This week, I finished Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel.
Oh man, this one took me a while. I’ve been reading this for WEEKS, which is a very long time for me. And I’ve had it for years. I gave it a try when it first came out, and kind of gave up, and recently started it up again because I’m one of those people who could read endlessly about Anne Boleyn. And I have to say – even though the language was beautiful, even though at times I did want to keep flipping pages – it was also quite challenging sometimes at the end of the evening, when I wanted to just kick back with some Real Housewives. But I made it through and I’m glad and it was worth it. If you’re a historical fiction fan, or simply a lover of good writing (who has some patience), I do recommend Wolf Hall. Have any of you read it? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
4 Comments
Xin
August 10, 2018 at 8:22 amI also found Wolf Hall to be a really long, hard slog to get through, especially at the beginning. i started the sequel, Bring up the Bodies, shortly after, and that was so fast-paced to me that it really took me by surprise. (Also highly recommend Bring up the Bodies, and am really looking forward to the next one, whenever it finally comes out.)
I also really liked Jia Tolentino’s article that you shared about financial resentment. I don’t have too much to say about her point, because darn, it’s s a sad and scary one, but also very true. i graduated from college into the aftereffects of the recession, but have largely done well since then (and between my parents and need-based financial aid, had negligible student loans from undergrad, among other privileges), but so many things are so expensive, and getting more expensive over time, that well, I’m one data point with a few years of biglaw-ish income under my belt, who finds a lot of things about my possible financial future intimidating. I’d never describe myself as “broke” at any time of my life up to now, because that’d be an incredibly out of touch lie, but it’s scary.
Elaine
August 11, 2018 at 4:21 amAgree – I tried Wolf Halls a few time and never could get through it. But the sequel Bringing up the Bodies, which was a page-turner by comparison!
Nish
August 11, 2018 at 11:06 pmWolf Hall was a bit of a slog to get through, but do read the sequel Bring up the Bodies – amazing fast moving, and a must read if you like Anne Boleyn.
Oonagh
August 12, 2018 at 7:25 pmI really liked Wolf Hall, and preferred it to Bring Up The Bodies, but there’s definitely a specific and unusual tone of voice in the writing (I assumed this was deliberate as it’s Cromwell’s narration) that takes a while to get on board with.