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natreviews 's review for:
The Virgin Suicides
by Jeffrey Eugenides
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve heard about this book all my life. The film was released in 2003, so I’ve seen the posters and new it was a group of teens committing suicide. Now at 22 I read the book and it’s… not great. It comes off super stalkerish, with the pov from a group of boys who were infatuated with the Lisbon sisters. It doesn’t read as creepy, but when you start to think about it for one second, you realize how creepy it actually is. Better books about suicide/attempted suicide have been written. At the end it also kindof puts blame on the girls being selfish (hence why they killed themselves), so that’s not good.
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt