What do stars do? They shine.

I just finished The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides but I didn't realize until I researched about the book that it's actually written way back in 1993. I bought it at National Bookstore after I caught a glimpse of this text just above the book's title:

Now a major motion picture from Paramount Classics starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett.

Yep, I'm a Josh Hartnett fan. I was crushing on Josh (Uh-huh, we're on a first name basis) during his The Faculty days, I fell in love with him in Pearl Harbor, and then I wanted to marry him in Wicker Park. Lol. Apparently, The Virgin Suicides film was released in 1999. I guess I sidestepped that one. I can't wait to see his upcoming movie called I Come With The Rain that they're filming in Mindanao. And did you know that Jimmy Kimmel (da who?) said some insulting words about the Filipinos in his interview with Josh?


Anyway, the title of the book The Virgin Suicides says it all. It's all about the untimely deaths of five sisters ages 13 to 17. The fact that all five of them committed suicide was disclosed early on in the book so the story actually revolved around the people outside their family who wondered why the girls were so determined to end their lives. It's a depressing book and it kind of makes you want to reach out to the girls and just be a friend to them. Only you can't. Heh. I guess there are lessons to be learned from it too, especially for parents on raising kids. People have to be more sensitive in recognizing the need of others (and the suicidal tendencies of some). As for the writer -- Jeffrey Eugenides is simply brilliant. :)