tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post1053439850441358780..comments2023-10-24T03:01:43.946-07:00Comments on On Page and Screen: Book Review: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesSarah Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05791493920946066930noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-83149563233656293172012-12-11T17:48:02.567-08:002012-12-11T17:48:02.567-08:00You know I've bought this book couple of month...You know I've bought this book couple of months ago but did not finish it. Maybe I should, reading your review. Thanks!Andinahttp://www.inspired-ground.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-1367167118083235942012-12-07T10:49:53.571-08:002012-12-07T10:49:53.571-08:00It might be worth reading a few chapters, if you c...It might be worth reading a few chapters, if you can get it from the library, just to see if this book is for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-22030305686913990772012-12-07T10:48:30.635-08:002012-12-07T10:48:30.635-08:00I didn't fall in love with it either ... but y...I didn't fall in love with it either ... but yes, it was good. I need to check out The Marriage Plot now. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-32569528363694190472012-12-07T10:47:33.432-08:002012-12-07T10:47:33.432-08:00And you've made me more interested in watching...And you've made me more interested in watching the movie to compare. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-12441500804253830452012-12-06T11:10:25.319-08:002012-12-06T11:10:25.319-08:00This is one of those books that's pretty famou...This is one of those books that's pretty famous but I haven't managed to read yet. I sort of like the idea of it, but think I might find it frustrating.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-50573228979867196782012-12-05T18:32:47.694-08:002012-12-05T18:32:47.694-08:00I thought that this book was good, but it didn'...I thought that this book was good, but it didn't live up to the adoration that a lot of people seem to have for it. There seem to be a lot of people who count this among their favorites, but I honestly preferred The Marriage Plot....Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-58098293827922183632012-12-05T17:11:28.530-08:002012-12-05T17:11:28.530-08:00I haven't read the book, but my boyfriend and ...I haven't read the book, but my boyfriend and I did watch the movie not too long ago. From what you've said, it seems like the movie brings the girls into focus a little bit better. You see more of their life inside the house, it seems like, which changes things a bit. I'm more curious to read the book now to compare. Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09240085627916462704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-24391641786727590072012-12-05T10:42:30.164-08:002012-12-05T10:42:30.164-08:00I struggled with it a bit too, and I didn't re...I struggled with it a bit too, and I didn't really get perspective on it until I'd finished the book and started writing about it. And I'm certainly not going to say that my interpretation is the "right" one. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-880000883688813522012-12-05T10:03:27.654-08:002012-12-05T10:03:27.654-08:00When I read this, I didn't get it at all. I r...When I read this, I didn't get it at all. I really struggled with it. After reading your review, I can see that I didn't come at it from the right perspective. Still not sure I would read it againJennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-50094726326103149442012-12-04T10:52:11.344-08:002012-12-04T10:52:11.344-08:00I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on thi...I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this book. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-56759178445579901812012-12-04T10:51:33.864-08:002012-12-04T10:51:33.864-08:00It sounds like you had some of the same mixed feel...It sounds like you had some of the same mixed feelings I did. I am interested in checking out the film sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-56822958692816695862012-12-04T10:50:41.170-08:002012-12-04T10:50:41.170-08:00Well said!Well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-6768501766026441582012-12-04T09:34:15.471-08:002012-12-04T09:34:15.471-08:00To me part of what makes the book is the boys'...To me part of what makes the book is the boys' acknowledgement that they don't know the girls and are only imagining them from afar. I desperately wanted to have access to their perspective, too, but the fact that we're left with that longing makes it a book about imagining other people and longing and misremembering the past.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-80720889168708821502012-12-03T11:03:48.444-08:002012-12-03T11:03:48.444-08:00I thought Coppola translated the book to screen ve...I thought Coppola translated the book to screen very well. But I too would have loved a piece of narration by one of the sisters! Their mysterious nature is a great part of the plot, but it's also aggravating having a perpetual wall of silence surrounding them. Courtneyhttp://www.onthescreenreviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-51979027860685348532012-12-03T10:57:51.478-08:002012-12-03T10:57:51.478-08:00I can absolutely understand what you're saying...I can absolutely understand what you're saying in this review about the difficulties in coming to terms with a book that is so beautifully written but also being a little bit unsatisfactory. I love to dive into books written like this (loved his Middlesex) but also know how you feel about wanting more in terms of development or character. I had no idea this was written from the outside perspective--I just assumed it was narrated by one of the girls.<br /><br />I saw this movie years ago when it was in the theaters but don't remember a lot about it. I have the book on my shelf so need to get to it!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.com