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geesammy 's review for:
The Virgin Suicides
by Jeffrey Eugenides
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is a pretty bleak story that will haunt me for a long, long time. The characters are meant to be distant and ineffable. The writing style is meant to be a bit fragmented, a bit repetitive…these are memories recounted years after inexplicable adolescent events all wrapped in the nostalgia of the golden period of post WW2 American suburbia. It’s naive and sorrowful and leaves you longing for something you can’t even articulate…worth the read and likely several re-reads as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Self harm