Virgin Suicides.
So, I saw The Virgin Suicides pretty nearly when it first came out. I hated it.
Flash foreward a few years, I see the book at Half Price Books. I purchase it for a few reasons. 1, everyone I’ve ever know that has read it has loved it. 2, the book generally is better than the movie. 3, I was 15 or so when I saw the movie…maybe the brilliance just went over my head or something. 4, Jeffrey Eugenides did go on to win a Pulitzer. And 5, it was on clearance for one dollar.
I have to tell you, I’m bored to tears. I was hanging in there until around the 5th page of drivel about Trip Fontaine.
I want to keep reading because I just keep thinking it has to get better. Surely, something will happen soon. But I don’t have precious pleasure reading time to waste on stupid books. So I need some advice. Continue reading, or toss it? Surely some random person who has read this book will happen upon this page, and when you do, Random Stranger….please weigh in on my dilemma.
Well, In my opinion, being a well read expert in everything Jeffrey Eugenides and having read the Virgin Suicides nearly 39 times in my humble life I would have to say…don’t read the rest of it, if it’s crap it’s crap. Even if the last third of the book were good, it doesn’t justify reading 2/3’s of a crap book that apparently is severely overrated.
lol Thank you for your suggestion, Dustin. You are very wise.