A review by madzzzzzx
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

4.5

in short this book is voyeuristic and perverted. in long Jeffrey Eugenides encapsulates girlhood from the perspective of perverted teenagers who view the depressed Lisbon sisters as gods. The narrator of the text retrospectively looks back at their suicides as a life altering event despite not knowing the girls which creates an unreliable narration of their lives but despite this, the Lisbon sisters have become a relatable figure for girls experiencing the same issues they had in the text. Eugenides’ creates a dichotomy in the text of writing and world building so beautifully it brings up emotion then contrasting it with the narrators foul motives and subconscious written out to remind you that even when girls are going through emotional turmoil they are still sexualised and perceived as an item to be had. 
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