Eugenides' debut novel, "The Virgin Suicides" details the suicide of the five Lisbon girls over the period of a year. Interestingly, he chooses to tell his story through the collective memories and mementos of the neighborhood boys who adored the Lovely Lisbon Girls. So what is this book about? Is it a meditation on lost childhood? The voyeurism of teen boys? Or societal collapse? We parse through this surprisingly thin book to find out.
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Eugenides' debut novel, "The Virgin Suicides" details the suicide of the five Lisbon girls over the period of a year. Interestingly, he chooses to tell his story through the collective memories and mementos of the neighborhood boys who adored the Lovely Lisbon Girls. So what is this book about? Is it a meditation on lost childhood? The voyeurism of teen boys? Or societal collapse? We parse through this surprisingly thin book to find out.
Connect with us:
gmail: unhingingourselvespod@gmail.com
YouTube: @unhingingourselvespod
Twitter: twitter.com/unhingingpod
Instagram: unhingingourselvespod
Music from PurplePlanet "Fiddlesticks"