A review by slowreadersam
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

2.25

I was disappointed by this book. I thought this book would be a journey to unpack the minds of the girls and understand their motivations, however the only thing that happened in this book was what was already implied through its title - teenage girls commit suicide. 

I also did not enjoy the narrators voice and was unsettled by the way some of the girls were characterised/sexualised. Simply, it was giving pervert. 

I think the only redeeming quality was that during the last third of the book it did manage to evoke some visceral emotion - being anxious and tense. I believe any book able to evoke emotion is one that is not an entire write off. 
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