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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

13 reviews

feelincelestial's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I love the writing and the dark humor in this book. As someone raised in a fairly strict, religious household, Eugenides does a great job depicting that claustrophobic atmosphere. Some of what he has to say about mental illness and suicide in the concluding pages come off a bit un-empathetic for me. Overall, I think The Virgin Suicides is a well done and well written look at the lives of sheltered, suburban teenagers and the perils of a repressive upbringing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Classism

camiboha's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Child death

merle98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is a strike of genius that could have been ever so slightly more concise. But what a great critique of the male gaze and suburban society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

estewanii's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

charlies_shelf's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

So; The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides is a book. That's one thing that is certain, and while opinions differ on if it's good or bad there's a few things that are again, certain.

This book includes sexism, hypersexuality of minors, racism and Ableism. Some mentioned less than others. 

Now as to my personal opinion, keep in mind there will be spoilers from here on out. 

I liked page 190 and 191 simply because of the music. But that's honestly where it stops. 

The person who's telling us the story seems to end off with anger. Anger because "he was wronged". An example of this is the sentence; "they made us participate in their own madness,...". 

Not only that but there's barely to no build up to the end, which just like everything else has good and bad sections.

Would I call this a bad book? No. 
Would I call this a good book? No.
Because nothing is ever good or bad. 

That's why I rate this book a 1.5/5. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Ableism, Racial slurs, and Racism

lexigrce's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

this book is just so tragic, the irony of telling a whole story encapsulating these girls’ lives when they truly didn’t know them at all. i remember first watching the movie when i was maybe 16 or 17 and writing it off. but when i rewatched it a year ago, despite being even further from the sisters’ ages than i originally was, i actually understood. reading the book somehow feels more real, seeing the story as it is without the added glitz of familiar celebrity faces, a bunch of made up stories constructed so that the boys could feel interesting and connected to the girls, as if they could even for a second understand what it felt like to be them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

luvkillzall's review against another edition

i genuinely cannot stand the way the boys talk about the girls, the male gaze in this book is just too gross for me to read rn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

margozaldivar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming and Abandonment

books4em's review against another edition

This book needs so many trigger warnings it's insane.  I thought I could handle it, but not going to happen at least at this point in my life. The warnings below are only from the first 40 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming and Drug abuse