The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

You know what happens after a trip from the book store. I, more or less, would walk out with a book in my hand. Luckily I was able to find Eugenides' novel, The Virgin Suicides, on one of the book shelves. This is a familiar title because I already have an e-book copy of this novel.

The story unfolds around the Lisbon sisters' suicides, narrated by a group of teenage boys. 

I have yet to discover how their lives go but I am pretty optimistic that this book would never fail to impress me.

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Profound Thoughts I: Of Love and Whatnots

I pretty much think about relationships and some other things happening in this world and from fictional worlds, of which I should not concern myself with, lately. I started reading lots tons of books-- those which revolve around love and fate or whatever others would relate to it. And I'm seriously getting worried about what goes on inside my head. It's not that I'm running suicidal or homicidal thoughts at that, but I can't seem to get a solid opinion and/or idea about relationships, and that's what exactly tips me off. 

I am not optimistic about the authors' optimism about love stories, though I secretly wish that these could exist in real life. But in whichever way I think of it, the relationships of the characters in the fictional worlds in my precious books are far simpler yet complicated than what reality is. 

Have I mentioned about the characters as well? The male protagonists in each love story are killing me! There could be no way that those fictional, almost-perfect creatures could co-exist with the human race in this universe-slash-galaxy. It's true, I somehow lost my faith in humanity, at least I lost my faith in MANkind. I am not saying that men are worthless jerks/douchebags, I actually get along pretty well amongst them-- as a friend, as a colleague, as a something else except those involving love or sex. After saying that, I also have that tiny bit of hope that maybe (just maybe) 1 out of 50, 000 male species out there is decent enough to be someone's ideal.

Right now, at this moment, I can't possibly give you a straight input or opinion about my idea about love and relationships. It is just complicated, like a mash-up song you hear over the radio but most probably from the mp3 you downloaded unto your iPods. So if you would like to ask me with a lineup of questions about L.O.V.E., my answer would greatly depend on my mood and what book I've recently read.

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Nouveaux Livres

Nouveaux= New; Livres= Books

A casual visit to the book store today, and look what I've bought!

     
       Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson:

I've decided to get another Patterson novel after reading Sundays at Tiffany's, hoping this novel would not disappoint my expectations.

          Slam by Nick Hornby:

Nick Hornby's name certainly rings a bell to me but I haven't read any of his books yet. I hope to have a glimpse of teenage boy's mind through this novel and somehow have an idea what goes on in there.

         Woman from Shanghai by Xianhui Yang

I love reading cultural and historical novels from Chinese authors since I learn a lot from their history, especially on how life is for the Chinese women. This book, I assume, would definitely open my eyes some more to certain issues and facts regarding women in China.

       Maynard & Jennica by Rudolph Delson

It's a novel about love and fate, or so that's what its back cover suggests. A little love story wouldn't hurt, so I'm going to sit back and watch how these two people unravel their tale.

        Forever by Pete Hamill

An immortal man who lives in the city that never sleeps, New York City. But there's a catch, he can't live the city in order to survive. It's "page-y" than some of the novels I own, and would require an ample amount of effort to read considering it is also historical in a sense.

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