The Short Version: The story of the five Lisbon sisters, young girls growing up in the suburbs of Detroit in the early part of the second half of the last century, and the boys who were bewitched by them.  After Cecilia takes her own life – unexpectedly, suddenly – the Lisbon family begins to fall apart while the boys of the town attempt to understand these beautiful, complicated girls. The Review: I’ve always believed that certain books are meant for certain […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Fiction, Jeffrey Eugenides, Literature, The Virgin Suicides