The Virgin Suicides
Book • 1993
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Romana
There is statutory rape - adult men have sex with a 14 year old girl
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marylisbonsoven
lux (a 14 year old) participates in statutory rape a few times and is described in detail
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Thecraft1996
at the start one of the sisters slit there wrists in the bath
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Is there a hanging?
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Thecraft1996
SPOILERS
a character hangs themselves at the end and the boys find them
a character hangs themselves at the end and the boys find them
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Thecraft1996
wasn't a high fall and the fall wasn't the reason the character died (this happens around pages 20-30)
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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marylisbonsoven
the boys call a certain disabled neighbour ‘joe the r*tard’
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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marylisbonsoven
therese overdoses on sleeping pills to kill herself, and later on so does mary
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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marylisbonsoven
lux is forced to burn her records as a form of punishment
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Fear
Is there a shower scene?
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marylisbonsoven
not a shower scene specifically but the girls are heavily objectified and characters speak a few times of wanting to catch them showering
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Medical
Is there a hospital scene?
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Thecraft1996
one of the girls wake up in hospital after a suicide attempt
and another one is in the hospital because there appendix bursts
and another one is in the hospital because there appendix bursts
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Mental Health
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Thecraft1996
at the start a girl slits her wrists
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Thecraft1996
5 girls
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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suzie
someone is calles "joe the r word"
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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marylisbonsoven
lux is quite sexually active
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Thecraft1996
very
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