Monday, February 2, 2009

Book 4: The Virgin Suicides

***DISCLAIMER*** Yes, I realize, this is the second suicide book I've read in a row. Think nothing of it. That just happened to be the order they came up in when I pressed the "shuffle list" button.




ok. so basically, this book was alot different than I expected. I mean, obviously, I expected it to be about Suicide, but it was really interesting seeing the progression from a semi-normal-ok-maybe-a-bit-odd-suburbia family into a completely disfunctional family, complete with the suicide of their five teenage daughters.

Although this book was quite sad, and very odd, it was written very well. The characters were all kept very mysterious through the entire book, which I actually really liked. It kept a certain level of intrigue (is that the right word?) through the whole book. Although it was very hard to decide how many boys there were exactly in the group of friends the book is based around.

I wouldn't exactly recommend this book to anyone, because its questionable (with its being about suicide and all) but it was good.


*** EXTRA!***
If you do decide to read this book, (which again, depends on your personality and level of tolerance) I would definitely recommend listening to the movies soundtrack by Air while reading it. The soundtrack is so eerie, as is the whole book, and I felt that it really completed the experience. But it may be a little intense for some. ha ha.