The neighbourhood boys spend the rest of their lives trying to understand the five Lisbon sisters, whose deaths they witnessed and could not prevent.
About This Book
The national bestseller from Jeffrey Eugenides, the Pulitzer Prize–Winning Author of Middlesex and The Marriage PlotWith a New Introduction by Emma ClineAdapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides is a modern classic, a lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life. First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want to be immersed in a world: mood and setting as important as plot. The writing rewards attention without being demanding, a good balance of depth and readability. The pacing is balanced, time to breathe between moments that matter. Plot-first readers may find the pace too slow and the ambiguity too deliberate.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something atmospheric and mysterious, and a read that's balanced and absorbing.
What It Explores
The Virgin Suicides explores identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, loss and what remains after it, and growing up and what gets lost in the process.
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