The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
The novel is a haunting and tragic tale of the five Lisbon sisters who live in suburban America in the 1970s. Their strict, overbearing parents keep them isolated from the world, leading to a sense of mystery and intrigue about the girls in their community. This fascination turns into morbid curiosity when one of the sisters commits suicide, and the remaining sisters become even more sheltered. The story is narrated by a group of neighborhood boys who are obsessed with the girls, and their suicides, trying to piece together the reasons behind their tragic ends.
The 799th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1993
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 240-250
- Words
- 81,000
- Original Language
- English
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- 4th on Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World (Literary Hub)
- 426th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)