Reviews

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

lisaznk's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

It certainly was an interesting read and one finds it hard to truly understand the suicides. What I did not particularly like were the long passages about side characters that didn't really matter. The plot felt really slow that way.
What I did like was how the story was told. The boys who were obsessed with the Lisbon girls presented the case with all the evidence they have collected over the years. That was an interesting approach. All in all an interesting but slow read.

the_winter_ravenclaw's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

spencerhaze's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.75

julianfromme's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

rather obsessed with the writing style of this book, how uncomfortably alive it is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse

emjames's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

2.5

myassisreading's review against another edition

5.0

Executed the male gaze so well and was an enjoyable read. We never got a clear reason as to why the girls were unhappy and did what they did because we only saw an idealised started down version of the girls through the boys’ perspective. Felt so relatable as a teenage girl.

justmaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

kaitlynbarrett's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

graciec927's review

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.5

tieganlucy's review against another edition

4.0

This was like nothing I’ve read before. Completely understand how some people may hate it as it’s narrative and plot are very different to what is expected of the usual fiction book. But I found the writing style intriguing and the plot gripped me.