I have not read Belle Du Jour
Sunday night became Monday morning about an hour ago, and I’m skimming through the television channels. Billie Piper is on one of the channels, and she’s not wearing much. Actually – strike that – she’s being really very naughty indeed; and now I can’t turn to another channel.
It turns out the amazing scenes unfolding in front of my rapidly diminishing eyes are from the drama “Secret Diary of Call Girl” – based on the book “Belle du Jour”.
I have not read Belle Du Jour, and suddenly it seems that I should have. I’ve certainly read about it, and seen it in numerous railway station booksellers, usually topping the charts. My not having read it is an anomaly of sorts – I’ve read quite a few controversial books.
“Lolita” asked difficult questions, and didn’t answer them. “Tropic of Cancer” opened a window onto a very dark world. “We” still sits in my pile of books to read one day; famous for getting it’s author into quite a lot of trouble with the Soviet state for promoting the idea of being an individual, and having free thought.
I have Billie Piper stuck in my head now – some kind of short circuit is going on – the wholesome young girl who sang “Because I Want To”, and partnered Dr Who on countless adventures was a well rounded character in my mind. I thought I knew her. Of course that was before a few minutes ago when I saw her cavorting with an uncomfortable businessman, dressed in the most impressively fitted underwear I’ve seen in quite some time.
Dr Who will never be the same again.
As for Tropic of cancer I never could get past his self indulgence and misogyny, but I have seen this show on Showtime. The book was based on her blog right? I never really knew about it until a month or so ago.
I’ve not read the book either.
Perhaps we should start some kind of “controversial book reading group” on the internet :)
Billie Piper, I am drawing a blank… is she that English singer from the late 90s?
{BTW I haven’t read a book in ages… }
She is indeed – very annoying bubble-gum pop music when she was about 16 years old. Since then she had several car crash celebrity romances, and has eventually turned into an actress of some note, and settled down.
So she’s probably the British version of Britney. Minus the acting career.
I used to think of her as completely talentless (Billie that is), until I saw her in a couple of period dramas where she was *really* good. I have yet to see Britney in any kind of drama except those of her own making lol