The Virgin Suicides - Collins Modern Classics
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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 timless 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
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,155 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) |
| Country Of Origin | India |
| Dimensions | 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm |
| Generic Name | Book |
| Importer | HarperCollins Publishers India |
| Isbn 10 | 000848516X |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0008485160 |
| Item Weight | 294 g |
| Language | English |
| Packer | HarperCollins Publishers India |
| Print Length | 260 pages |
| Publication Date | 5 June 2021 |
| Publisher | Fourth Estate |
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Unexpected plot and extraordinary writing.
From the title itself and the way this book entails so much about religious stuff I was convinced that this would included some sacrificial shit. But no that's not it.This is a story about how the deaths actually affected the life of people around the Lisbon girls. The fascination that everyone had about the mysterious Lisbon girls leads to their obsession with their lives.This is one of those books which do not give much importance to the plot but to the way it's written and it's vocabulary. Great writing and oddly satisfying. And yes you do get to know why they killed themselves which was expected but still shocking.
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Nice story
Poetic and good in literature
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The virgin suicides
What a novel! Definitely superior to the film, though I like the film as well. The language and the tone are inimitable and just great literature.
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Damaged book
The book came damaged but otherwise good.
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please do
amazing! if you're looking for something to give you chills in a sad way, YES! BUY IT
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A must read!
The Virgin Suicides is a story of five sisters, it’s the story of their life and their demise. Told from the point of view of their neighborhood boys, the Virgin Suicides shines light on the boy’s fantasy of the girls and their obsession. For them, Lisbon girls aren’t human, they are objects of desire, exhibits to look at and understand, the dehumanization is the essence of the story.The Suicides takes the center stage? Why did the girls do it? Don’t go into the book waiting for answers, Jeffery Eugenides doesn’t tell you, instead he weaves a beautiful twisted tale, of the loss of innocence, death of the American suburb and a whole lot of male gaze
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Love it
The book is about fleeting carnality and remembrances of voyeurism 💖 a must read definitely recommend 💖
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The one star is for the cover
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Great book
Lobed this book
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Beau livre et bel histoire
Achetez le, regardez le film aussi SVP
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Item Received
Item is in good condition and the delivery was fast.
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Otimo
chegou como esperado, uma pena a demora, porem o livro esta em perfeito estado
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Gran calidad relación precio. Recomendado!
PRECIOSO! Es de bolsillo, la pasta es dura y tiene una gran calidad de impresión. Con el tiempo las hojas se pondrán amarillentas, lo que le dará un toque vintage. De verdad es un gran regalo si piensan obsequiarle o para su colección. Totalmente en inglés!
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