A review by graecus_
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

3.5

i absolutely ate this book up. the book is told through the perspective of the boys who become infatuated with the lisbon girls, which makes it an interesting study of the male gaze. because of the way the book is told, we don’t get to know anything about the suicides or the girls interior lives, which made you really distanced from all of the characters, but i think that that was intentional. overall an interesting book.
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