Showing posts with label Jeffrey Eugenides. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeffrey Eugenides. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Virgin Suicides

“The Virgin Suicides” by Jeffrey Eugenides was oddly fascinating...but, in my opinion, lacking in plot development.

I left the book feeling unsure what the underlying theme/point was. Five sisters commit suicide within a single year, unrealistic, at best. The narration is morbidly detailed and I finished the book, hoping for a point of some kind. At the end I felt let down. I wouldn't strongly recommend this one.