Genre-
Drama | Award-Winning | Contemporary Fiction | Fiction | Top Rated
Audiobook Summary-
"Virgin Suicides" by Jeffrey Eugenides is a moving and haunting novel that delves into the subjects of adolescence, loss, and the enigmas of life through the tale of the Lisbon sisters. Based in a suburban community, the novel is narrated by a clique of boys who were enamored by the five stunning Lisbon sisters. The narrative takes place after the sisters' suicides, as the boys attempt to understand the circumstances that resulted in their deaths. The novel traces the lives of the Lisbon family, with an emphasis on the parents' overprotectiveness and the girls' isolation. Though beautiful and charming, the sisters are confined in a stifling, restrictive environment that makes them emotionally detached and disconnected from the world. As the boys reminisce about their short encounters with the girls, the novel captures their yearning, bewilderment, and the melancholy that follows the death of the girls. "The Virgin Suicides" is a sorrowful investigation into youth, passion, and the eerie enigmas of human nature, and it leaves readers with a feeling of sadness and a wish to know what propelled the sisters toward their destiny.