The Virgin Suicides

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Haunting tale of adolescent love and death.

Recommended for fans of dark coming-of-age stories, with an emphasis on melancholy and forbidden desires. Eugenides deftly captures the nuances of teenage emotions, building suspense and a sense of dread as the Lisbon sisters' fates become increasingly clear. The portrayal of suburban America is both familiar and eerie, making this a must-read for anyone who enjoys suspenseful, psychologically rich literature.

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The Virgin Suicides

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ISBN: 9780312428815
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2009-04-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Mental Health
Goodreads rating: 3.8
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First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist. In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters--beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood boys--commit suicide one by one over the course of a single year. As the boys observe them from afar, transfixed, they piece together the mystery of the family's fatal melancholy, in this hypnotic and unforgettable novel of adolescent love, disquiet, and death. Jeffrey Eugenides evokes the emotions of youth with haunting sensitivity and dark humor and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time. Adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides is a modern classic, a lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life.
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Haunting tale of adolescent love and death.

Recommended for fans of dark coming-of-age stories, with an emphasis on melancholy and forbidden desires. Eugenides deftly captures the nuances of teenage emotions, building suspense and a sense of dread as the Lisbon sisters' fates become increasingly clear. The portrayal of suburban America is both familiar and eerie, making this a must-read for anyone who enjoys suspenseful, psychologically rich literature.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.