The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides - This was a revisit after my friend Pam mentioned it as one of her favorites. I don't know if it's still a thing, but in the 1960s and 70s in the Grosse Pointes of Michigan near Lake St. Clair, every summer there was a time of fish flies. They coated the trees and boats, and covered the sidewalks and docks. We didn't have them in Dearborn Heights, and I'd completely forgotten about them until reading this book. The story is narrated by a group of men who remember a family of five sheltered daughters who lived in their neighborhood and went to their school. The plural voice of the narration draws you into the story and makes you feel part of the group who knew, watched and was fascinated by the Lisbon girls.
Friday, October 9, 2015
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides - This was a revisit after my friend Pam mentioned it as one of her favorites. I don't know if it's still a thing, but in the 1960s and 70s in the Grosse Pointes of Michigan near Lake St. Clair, every summer there was a time of fish flies. They coated the trees and boats, and covered the sidewalks and docks. We didn't have them in Dearborn Heights, and I'd completely forgotten about them until reading this book. The story is narrated by a group of men who remember a family of five sheltered daughters who lived in their neighborhood and went to their school. The plural voice of the narration draws you into the story and makes you feel part of the group who knew, watched and was fascinated by the Lisbon girls.
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