A review by _eleanorgreen8_
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

3.75

This book was unlike any that I've ever read, and had a really interesting, atmospheric quality. The story of the Lisbon girls' suicides was told from the collective perspective of the boys who were weirdly infauated with them, and the immense detail of everyone's feelings was engaging. however, the book didn't have any chapters which made the whole thing feel like a very long and often confusing stream of consciousness. I also felt that most of the plot was just the boys observing the Lisbon girls, and not much happened expect at the very beginning and end of the book. overall, it was an interesting and unusual book, but felt very slow despite its length. 
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