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The Virgin Suicides

By: Jeffrey Eugenides
Narrated by: Nick Landrum
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This nationally best-selling novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Jeffrey Eugenides was adapted into an acclaimed film by Academy Award-winner Sofia Coppola. A haunting yet wickedly funny tale, The Virgin Suicides has captivated countless readers with its intoxicating portrait of lost innocence. A brilliant fusion of dark humor and tragedy, it is an atmospheric, allegorical masterpiece about five oppressed, suicidal sisters and the boys who dream of rescuing them.©1993 Jeffrey Eugenides; (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC. Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt Witty
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"Eugenides' voice is so fresh and compelling, his powers of observation so startling and acute, that most will be mesmerized....This is an auspicious debut from an imaginative and talented writer." ( Publishers Weekly)
"A finely crafted work of literary if slightly macabre imagination....A black, glittering novel that won't be to everyone's taste but must be tried by readers looking for something different." ( Library Journal)
"Mr. Eugenides is blessed with the storyteller's most magical gift, the ability to transform the mundane into the extraordinary." ( The New York Times Book Review)
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i didn’t like that the narrator sounded robot like i did like the different voices he would put on for different characters

the story

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A compelling story well written. I liked the matter of fact approach, although the book may lack depth.

A compelling story

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I loved the Marriage Plot so went into this with high hopes. It uses an annoying first person plural narrative voice to recount the macabre observations of a dysfunctional family in a disordered community. All of this makes it hard to engage sympathetically though one should given the subject. Others may like this - he's a good writer but this doesn't do it form.

Disappointing

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obviously doctor you’ve never been a 13 year old girl fr fr fr fr fr

expected it to be more depressing

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A poignant and moving story about mental illness, grief and how being an onlooker gives you power if you’re brave enough to use it. Unfortunately the boys here used it for evil, but they could have used it for good and changed the outcome.

There was a part in the story that talks about Peach Schnapps at a party and what it does to teenage boys & girls and that really resonated with me from my youth!

Also whatever happened to Mrs Lisbon!?

Thought the narrator was great - apart from his occasional strange pronunciations of words like ‘lived’.

There was also an Audible issue with the chapters not lining up with narration - please fix.

Beautifully written story of a troubled family

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