I just finished reading my third “US Dream” novel (at least that’s how I decided to call them half ironically) of the summer (it was about time as Fall is just starting).

Entertainment, Sex, more Sex and more Entertainment could be a great summary of the topics covered. Knowing that I only took those books from my wife, maybe I should watch what she’s reading… as long as this stuff doesn’t make its way into her junior-high English class, I guess I have nothing to say.

Enough digression, here are the books:

How to be famous? – Alison Bond
Good title (not a life-enlightenment guru-ish book at all), great British glimmering book cover and most importantly entertaining funny story and storyline between London & L.A. (me this year…).

Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl – Tracy Quan
Weird subject (though I guess very marketable and appealing) with touches of NY craziness (a call girl with a shrink, not unlike the Sopranos or Analyze this). Once again, I love the cover and title, both very fifties-like. One could say this is “Sex & the City” on steroids, I have to say that the main character’s hesitation to commit is much less frustrating that Carry Bradshow’s little games.

The Devil Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger
This one should resonate with anyone with a bit of work experience – I wouldn’t believe anyone who said they cant’ relate any of this to a work situation they’d run into, at least to a certain extent. Captivating from a psychological-study point of view too. I won’t carry on with my title-love thing but you know what I mean.

Not brand new stuff but great often stylish reading. I’d love to work on the adaptation* of one of these novels to the small or big screen – anyone (producer, studio…) interested at all by my amazing credentials in that field: drop me a line (I wish…).


*: “How to be famous” is the only one I couldn’t find a project for on the web…