A review by kshertz
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What a super sad depressing book. I feel like so much of what happens with these girls is left out because of the perspective it’s being told from. But it’s an interesting one. It’s just hard to say this was a good book. It was a hard read and Probably too gritty for me. But I pushed through. Now I need a shower and to only read rom coms for the next week.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Suicide, Abandonment, Grief, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child death, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt