Author: Jeffrey Eugenides
Reviewer: AJ Townsend
Rating: 3.5 stars
The Virgin Suicides was full of secrets and dark turns. Through the perspective of an unnamed teenage boy, we follow the five Lisbon girls and their fatal sadness. From afar, these girls seem beautiful, intelligent, and normal. But pretty faces always have something to hide. The youngest girl, Cecilia, is the first to end her life. Throughout a year, all the girls will follow. The neighborhood boys devote their lives to finding out what happened in their home and what made them end their lives.
It takes a lot for an author to write the entire summary of the book on the back cover and still surprise readers. When I picked this book out, I knew that this was about suicide and after reading the back cover, I felt I knew everything that would happen. Some part of me still wanted to read it and I am glad I did. Jeffrey Eugenides really encompasses what it means to be a teenage girl. The author goes into extreme detail about everything and that can be a little boring to read at times. Once you get past the descriptions, it is a riveting read.
No comments:
Post a Comment