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rachnsl 's review for:
The Virgin Suicides
by Jeffrey Eugenides
EDIT: Just found out this book was NOT intended to be satirical. The author thinks these boys’ obsession and voyeurism is normal and “romantic”. Gag. I didn’t even talk about the satire in my original review because I thought it was so obvious. I still like the book, but you HAVE to read it and just think about the irony of the author trying to write a romance and just coming off incredibly creepy. Eugenides is one of the gross voyeurs, a man who thinks women are so aside that they will never be understood. He went so far into that belief that he accidentally landed in satire. There is no way a woman can read this and take it at face value.
The author is dead, the irony of this book killed him.
Still, my rating might change as I think more about this discovery. I don’t know if I can completely erase the fact that this author meant to be serious and actually sees these dead children like this.
The author is dead, the irony of this book killed him.
Still, my rating might change as I think more about this discovery. I don’t know if I can completely erase the fact that this author meant to be serious and actually sees these dead children like this.