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A review by archercasper
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The main purpose of this book was to be a critique of the male gaze and the obsession that accompanies it, but I question how impactful it truly was considering it was written by a man.
Certain lines and passages definitely didn't need to be included, no matter what point the author was trying to make about the narrators - they were vulgar, distasteful, and unnecessary.
Overall, I felt that this book was so incredibly dense with analogies, metaphors, and unneeded side tangents (I didn't think I'd ever get to the end of the Trip Fontaine section) that it just missed the mark.
I like the message that the author was trying to convey, but the execution could've been better.
Certain lines and passages definitely didn't need to be included, no matter what point the author was trying to make about the narrators - they were vulgar, distasteful, and unnecessary.
Overall, I felt that this book was so incredibly dense with analogies, metaphors, and unneeded side tangents (I didn't think I'd ever get to the end of the Trip Fontaine section) that it just missed the mark.
I like the message that the author was trying to convey, but the execution could've been better.