Book 2: The Virgin Suicides

The second book I read was The Virgin Suicides, by Jeffrey Eugenides. This novel is about the Lisbon family, Mr. & Mrs. Lisbon and 5 daughters: Cecilia, Lux, Bonnie, Mary, and Therese (from youngest to oldest). They reside in a strict household in Michigan in the early 70s; after Cecilia's second attempt to kill her self is a success, the four remaining sisters struggle to return to normality. After failing to come home at curfew at the homecoming dance, the four sisters are placed on a strict lockdown by their overbearing mother. Disappearing from school, church, and the outside world itself, the sisters lose hope it seems. Lux is seen having sex on the roof at night, the house is falling apart, and Mr. Lisbon loses his job. One night, after contacting neighborhood boys to rescue them, all four sisters kill themselves on the anniversary of Cecilia's first attempt to kill herself.