The Virgin Suicides

i saw reviews that complained about the lack of “deeper meaning” to this book, and i'm a bit confused because the meaning isn't that deep but poignant nonetheless. i think this book could spark important conversation amongst those of us who are well enough to discuss mental health and help those in need. but it's... really not that (much) deep(er).

this book is a story of what happens from an amalgamation of 1) parental emotional and mental abuse 2) poor mental health and mental health stigmas 3) and apathetic fanatacism. these girls were stifled by their parents and then kept at arm's length by the society around them, and y'all are looking for “deeper meaning” than that? uh uh. nope.

i'm especially not about romanticising suicide, so if you're trying to look deeper in that sense, don't @ me. this story is tragic and heartbreaking and a warning signal for those of us still making fun of teenage girls for the littlest things.