A review by themelleh
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

2.5

I went into this having seen the film 20-something years ago when it came out. Luckily, there were some differences which actually make the book more enjoyable and shocking at once. Still, it’s probably a little gauche to be reading a voyeuristic tale of five teenage boys so in lust with the Lisbon girls they don’t even tell an adult about the really weird shit happening when my own mental health is in the toilet.

Really, the only points are because I visualise Kirsten Dunst when I see Lux.
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