Livres lus: Août

Another month, another bookl. August was a slow month for reading. I think I was out and about enjoying the last month of summer a little too much to care to beat my 1 book a month goal. I finished Valley of the Dolls very early and it was so worth it. I had read it years ago when I was just a little bright eyed early twenty-something girl. I had just moved to Vancouver and my friend leant it to me. Well, I really didn't get too much into it the first time but I thought I'd give it another go when again, another friend leant it to me (must be fate or somethin'). After all it is a cult classic. I'm happy I did because living in New York and rearing about it's younger years when Broadway was booming and tv/movies were just being introduced as new media really is so cool (even if it is fiction). I think any girl can appreciate this one.

Here's the story (taken from wikipedia as it's way to late for me to come up with this):

The novel begins in New York, 1945, and chronicles the story of three young women who embark on careers that bring them to the dizzying heights of fame and eventual self-destruction. The three characters are brought together by a Broadway play called Hit The Sky. Anne Welles has recently arrived from Lawrenceville, Massachusetts with hopes of changing her life in New York City. She lands a job with an agency that represents legendary Broadway star Helen Lawson, who stars in Hit the Sky. Neely O'Hara (who changed her name from Ethel Agnes O'Neill) is a plucky kid with undeniable talent and a background in vaudeville. Neely lives downstairs from Anne and, through her friendship with her, gets a role in the chorus of the play. Jennifer North, a beautiful blonde showgirl with limited talent who is squired around by rich men, appears in the play as well. The three women become fast friends, and share a bond of ambition and the tendency to be involved with the wrong men.

That's basically just the begining! After reading this book again and looking at these pictures, I'm inclined to watch the movie that was based off the novel. How could I not? But I suggest you read it first.

(*pictures are obviously not mine and can be found on various sources of the interwebs)