In My Mailbox -- been a while crocodile + KEANE tickets !!!!!

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These past few weeks I've received/bought a few things. Click on the covers for more info, reviews, etc.

Bought:

Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan

"It was the summer of her Chevette, of J.P., and letting her hair grow." It is also the summer when, without warning, college-bound Kim Larsen disappears from her quiet Lake Erie town. Her parents, her little sister, her best friends and new boyfriend now must do everything to find her. As time passes and local search parties give way to wider TV appearances, private investigations unearth dirty secrets, and we follow those closest to Kim as they struggle to maintain hope and, finally, as the news cameras turn away, to hang on to both her and themselves. Stark and honest, this is an intimate account of what happens behind and beyond the headlines when those who stay after the media leaves deal with the real consequences of a very American tragedy." Stewart O'Nan's newest novel opens with the suspense of a thriller and soon deepens into an affecting family drama of loss.

Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun

Teenage Joon is a Korean immigrant living in the Bronx of the 1980s. Her parents have crumbled under the weight of her father's infidelity; he has left the family, and mental illness has rendered her mother nearly catatonic. So Joon, at the age of thirteen, decides she would be better off on her own, a choice that commences a harrowing and often tragic journey that exposes the painful difficulties of a life lived on the margins. Joon's adolescent years take her from a homeless shelter to an escort club, through struggles with addiction, to jobs selling newspapers and cosmetics, committing petty crimes, and finally toward something resembling hope.

Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick

Cynthia Ozick has been known for decades as one of America's most gifted and extraordinary storytellers; her remarkable new novel has established her as one of the most enticingly readable as well. Heir to the Glimmering World received exuberant reviews after its hardcover publication, and Ozick, on her first-ever book tour, was welcomed by standing-room-only crowds. Reading groups, too, have embraced the novel, which was selected by Ann Patchett for NBC's Today Show Book Club. Set in the New York of the 1930s, Heir to the Glimmering World is an entrancing, richly plotted novel brimming with intriguing characters. Orphaned at eighteen, with few possessions, Rose Meadows finds steady employment with the Mitwisser clan. Recently arrived from Berlin, the Mitwissers rely on the auspices of a generous benefactor, James A'Bair, the discontented heir to a fortune his father, a famous children's author, made from a series of books called The Bear Boy. Rose watches as the refugee family's fortunes rise and fall, against the vivid backdrop of a world in tumult. Ozick's novel is a thrilling read that will undoubtedly gain this lauded author new readers in paperback.

The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things by JT LeRoy

The extraordinary stories that brought the author a cult following at the age of sixteen.

These are the stories of a young boy on the run, away from his past, hellbent towards an unknown future. Connected, they form a sometimes harrowing, sometimes bleakly funny, and often tender portrait of a complicated life. Like a modern-day Voltaire, LeRoy bounces his characters from adventure to adventure, each of them unyielding in the belief that the best of all possible worlds lies just around the next corner. Fresh, raw, and absolutely unforgettable, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things has further established the acclaimed author of Sarah as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary fiction.

Let the Right One In DVD - Yes I already had it but I had to re-buy it because SOMEONE (my friend's ex-roommate scratched it like there was no tomorrow). Should've bought it on bluray...

Oscar, a 12-year-old fragile and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl he befriends, who moves into his building.   When Oscar discovers that Eli is a vampire it does not deter his increasing feelings and confused emotions of a young adolescent.  When Eli loses the man who protects and provides for her, and as suspicions are mounting from her neighbors and police she must move on to stay alive.  However when Oscar faces his darkest hour, Eli returns to defend him the only way she can.






inFamous PS3 video game -- oooh it's so fun! A bit repetitive sometimes though.

bought this cute bag at Target. It's so cute! I love the color especially since it matches with a nail polish I ended up buying last week (Sinfulcolors This is It) and also with this cute dress I got. It has a flower pattern and is adorable. Yeah too lazy for a pic sorry! But just use your imagination! ;)


















And last but not least...


KEANE TICKETS ARRIVED!!! Me and a friend are going to watch Keane on JULY 25TH!! I am so excited you have no freakin' idea. This is the first time I'm going to see them. Sigh. Ahhh!! hehe ;)

I really hope they let me bring in my SLR so I can take some crappy pictures for ya'll which reminds me. I have not posted those Muse concert pictures. They were just so bad...


I also got their new album of course (not fully loving it especially compared to their first two albums but eh there's like one good one{[Clear Skies]). Gosh it's so disappointing like their last album. I wonder what is going on with them. They are seriously loosing their Keane-ness. Makes me so sad. Wouldn't recommend this one. I hope they don't sing too many from it in the concert hehe I'm so awful, but I speak the truth. "It's a gift and a curse"





Borrowed:

Evil Serial Killers: In the Minds of Monsters by Charlotte Greig - borrowed this one from a friend who also is in the psychology of serial killers. I still haven't managed to convince her to watch the awesomeness that is DEXTER!!!!!!

Murder is one of the greatest crimes against humanity — to kill repeatedly, often in combination with sexually motivated acts that are also taboo, is beyond human comprehension. Why do these people do it? What motivates them? Wildly deviant behavior can sometimes be 'understood' when it is displayed by a lone madman, but what about the killers who are judged normal, or those who act despicably in tandem with others? Charlotte Greig addresses such difficult questions in this compelling examination of the crimes of fifty of the world's most notorious serial killers.