The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides with Nick Landrum (Narrator)

8 hours, 45 minutes first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist. In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters--beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood boys--commit suicide one ...

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Moods

dark 90%
sad 61%
reflective 55%
emotional 50%
mysterious 41%
challenging 23%
tense 23%
funny 4%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 41%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 51% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 35% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 86% | It's complicated: 5% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.75

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