The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come. That girl didn’t want to die. She just wanted out of that house. She wanted out of that decorating scheme. The five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric and, now, gone – had always been a point of obsession for the entire neighbourhood. Although the boys that once loved them from afar have grown up, they remain determined to understand a tragedy that has defied explanation. The question persists – why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives? This lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life announced the arrival of one of the greatest American novelists of the last thirty years. ‘A flare from my own secret world, all the inchoate longings and obsessions of being a teenager somehow rendered into book form’ Emma Cline, author of The Girls Author Biography Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. His first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published in 1993 to great acclaim and he has received numerous awards for his work. In 2003, Eugenides received the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Middlesex, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and France’s Prix Medicis and has sold more than 3 million copies.
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come. That girl didn’t want to die. She just wanted out of that house. She wanted out of that decorating scheme. The five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric and, now, gone – had always been a point of obsession for the entire neighbourhood. Although the boys that once loved them from afar have grown up, they remain determined to understand a tragedy that has defied explanation. The question persists – why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives? This lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life announced the arrival of one of the greatest American novelists of the last thirty years. ‘A flare from my own secret world, all the inchoate longings and obsessions of being a teenager somehow rendered into book form’ Emma Cline, author of The Girls Author Biography Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. His first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published in 1993 to great acclaim and he has received numerous awards for his work. In 2003, Eugenides received the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Middlesex, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and France’s Prix Medicis and has sold more than 3 million copies.
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come. That girl didn’t want to die. She just wanted out of that house. She wanted out of that decorating scheme. The five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric and, now, gone – had always been a point of obsession for the entire neighbourhood. Although the boys that once loved them from afar have grown up, they remain determined to understand a tragedy that has defied explanation. The question persists – why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives? This lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life announced the arrival of one of the greatest American novelists of the last thirty years. ‘A flare from my own secret world, all the inchoate longings and obsessions of being a teenager somehow rendered into book form’ Emma Cline, author of The Girls Author Biography Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. His first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published in 1993 to great acclaim and he has received numerous awards for his work. In 2003, Eugenides received the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Middlesex, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and France’s Prix Medicis and has sold more than 3 million copies.
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come. That girl didn’t want to die. She just wanted out of that house. She wanted out of that decorating scheme. The five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric and, now, gone – had always been a point of obsession for the entire neighbourhood. Although the boys that once loved them from afar have grown up, they remain determined to understand a tragedy that has defied explanation. The question persists – why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives? This lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life announced the arrival of one of the greatest American novelists of the last thirty years. ‘A flare from my own secret world, all the inchoate longings and obsessions of being a teenager somehow rendered into book form’ Emma Cline, author of The Girls Author Biography Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. His first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published in 1993 to great acclaim and he has received numerous awards for his work. In 2003, Eugenides received the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Middlesex, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and France’s Prix Medicis and has sold more than 3 million copies.
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originally posted on influenster.com
The book is very beautiful, and really took you into the personal lives of the Lisbon sisters. You could feel the sadness they felt. I also love how the book is in the point of view of the neighborhood boys. The ending is beautiful. I felt like the book was very well written and forever my favorites. The movie is beautiful too, Sofia captures the teenage aesthetic nicely. I highly recommend.
originally posted on influenster.com
This is such a great classic by Jeffrey Eugenides and a perfect summer read. One of my favorite books, it doesn't glamorize suicide at all unlike other reviews, if anything it is the story of a family and a community plagued with beautiful girls who are under so much social stress that they fail to see their own beauty. It is really a social commentary on life and beautifully written. Written from the point of view of a boy who idolizes the girls across the street. Bittersweet and romanticly doomed.
originally posted on influenster.com
I read this book for a presentation in my contemporary literature class last semester, and I found that i thoroughly enjoyed the book. The narration is written in a plural form so it differs dramatically from other books, and the entire essence of the book is depressing, so it can be rather difficult to read if you don't enjoy books of that type on a regular basis.
| Imprint | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Pub date | 03 Nov 2015 |
| DEWEY edition | 23 |
| Language | English |
| Spine width | 25mm |
"The Virgin Suicides"
Delivery by 26 May $10.84
The Virgin Suicides: A Novel by Eugenides, Jeffrey
Delivery $40.87
The Virgin Suicides: A Novel (Picador Modern Classics, 2) [Hardcover]...
Delivery $41.45
VIRGIN SUICIDES
Delivery $20.75
VIRGIN SUICIDES
Delivery $20.75
The book is very beautiful, and really took you into the personal lives of the Lisbon sisters. You could feel the sadness they felt. I also love how the book is in the point of view of the neighborhood boys. The ending is beautiful. I felt like the book was very well written and forever my favorites. The movie is beautiful too, Sofia captures the teenage aesthetic nicely. I highly recommend.
This is such a great classic by Jeffrey Eugenides and a perfect summer read. One of my favorite books, it doesn't glamorize suicide at all unlike other reviews, if anything it is the story of a family and a community plagued with beautiful girls who are under so much social stress that they fail to see their own beauty. It is really a social commentary on life and beautifully written. Written from the point of view of a boy who idolizes the girls across the street. Bittersweet and romanticly doomed.
I read this book for a presentation in my contemporary literature class last semester, and I found that i thoroughly enjoyed the book. The narration is written in a plural form so it differs dramatically from other books, and the entire essence of the book is depressing, so it can be rather difficult to read if you don't enjoy books of that type on a regular basis.
I felt like this book totally represents suicide and makes it mysterious and 'beautiful' and I found it to be kind of stupid the way it handles these kinds of issues. It's quite a hard book to read because it's really boring. The ending is shocking so I guess that's a plus but I found the characters totally unrelatable and unrealistic and the whole plot was just dumb. I liked the way it was written from the the perspective of a group of people and it was cleverly written, but I guess it just wasn't for me
Very lovely shiny cover, beautiful text - though the pages are just bound with glue; making the book, essentially, just a more expensive paperback. Beautiful, but disappointing. Great story.
Why is there writing in the book? Wouldn’t have purchased it if so, misleading.
This is an outstanding version of The Virgin Suicides. The pocket-sized copy makes it easy to bring places, and the rose and peony-covered cover is lovely. The book is heartbreaking, lovely, and ethereal, a mournful dream of a story.
I really immersed myself in this book and enjoyed the characters. The author is articulate in his descriptions and the realism of the characters is fantastic. Would definitely recommend to anyone
I was interested in reading more books by Jeffrey Eugenides, having read his acclaimed book, Middlesex. As luck would have it, I spied this small book with a hard-back cover on sale (after Christmas sale). Alas, it ended up by mistake in the same non-profit thrift shop never to be found. There was nothing to do but return to BOM with the hope that last copy was still on the display. As with The Big Bang Theory calendar, I grabbed up last one with a smile on my face!
Interesting novel that I enjoyed but found very weird. The book was quite battered (which I don't mind) but the cover was different to the picture. Good price.
| Imprint | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Pub date | 03 Nov 2015 |
| DEWEY edition | 23 |
| Language | English |
| Spine width | 25mm |
