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| Original Title: | The Virgin Suicides |
| ISBN: | 0747560595 (ISBN13: 9780747560593) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Cecilia Lisbon, Lux Lisbon, Mary Lisbon, Therese Lisbon, Bonnie Lisbon |
| Setting: | Michigan,1970(United States) |
Jeffrey Eugenides
Paperback | Pages: 250 pages Rating: 3.84 | 218309 Users | 9038 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Virgin Suicides |
| Author | : | Jeffrey Eugenides |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 250 pages |
| Published | : | 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Paranormal. Romance. Ghosts |
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The shocking thing about the girls was how nearly normal they seemed when their mother let them out for the one and only date of their lives. Twenty years on, their enigmatic personalities are embalmed in the memories of the boys who worshipped them and who now recall their shared adolescence: the brassiere draped over a crucifix belonging to the promiscuous Lux; the sisters' breathtaking appearance on the night of the dance; and the sultry, sleepy street across which they watched a family disintegrate and fragile lives disappear.Rating Regarding Books The Virgin Suicides
Ratings: 3.84 From 218309 Users | 9038 ReviewsEvaluation Regarding Books The Virgin Suicides
For me, what makes this novel different from those that Ive read so far is the narrators voice: first person plural and the brilliant way Jeffrey Eugenides (born 1960) made use of it. Since the story is about 5 teenage sisters and the narrators were interested on them, readers presumed that they were narrating from the viewpoint of schoolboys with raging hormones and think of sex almost every hour of the day. Until the last sentence when Eugenides revealed that the narrators are alreadyAll readers bring to their identifications their histories, and in this book, who you identify withthe voyeurs or the object of their voyeurismmay inform your reactions. If you identify with the people who are looking, you may feel uneasy, uncomfortable with what you are doing; you may even feel repelled by the story and prefer distance from the family you are watching; or you may imagine you understand more than you possibly could. If you identify with the family being looked at, you may
Where to begin. I have read some of the reviews of others who did not care for or get this book. I admit that the plot/storyline, though unique, is not what makes this story great--it's the prose. The writing is luminous and reads more like poetry than a novel. We don't even know exactly who the narrators are--it is narrated in first person plural and the name and even number of narrators is left vague. Eugenides uses metaphor to describe the deaths of the sisters as the disintegration of a
Sometimes, you just know when you have found a truly great novelist and Jeffrey Eugenides is one such novelist. I initially rated this book four stars but no, it deserves a five star rating . And where have I been since 1999? On some desert island? How did I not possibly know of this wonderful gem of a book? Mr Eugenides has shot onto my favourite author list and I've ordered Middlesex and The Marriage Plot from my bookseller. This is a haunting, dreamlike, atmospheric and raw novel. Told from
So disappointed with this book.Couldnt get my head round the characters
I simply didn't get this book. I was so desperate to find hidden meaning in it, but there was nothing. Why waste so much paper and ink on something so overtly pretentious and so utterly meaningless? A group of oppressed sisters kill themselves after flirting with the neighborhood boys. How horrible that it happened in the middle of suburban America, where white picket fences are supposed to render such neighborhoods impermeable to tragic teenage death. In the end, all I got from this book was
The Reading Rush day 2: Read a book and watch the adaptation.★★ /5Sadly, this wasnt my cup of tea. This wasnt a bad book, but I just didnt care about anything that happed to characters. The story itself wasnt bad; I definitely see what I tried to do. I dont have a lot to say; because it simply wasnt something I enjoyed or was interested in.
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