“I heard a lot about this before reading it, but didn't think much of the book”
“I thought the book took aninteresting concept. Inmost books male chracters are worshipped from afar by female chracter. However this turned the tables and the mystery of the girls suicide... ”
“Sadly, I read this after the movie, couldn't really connect with the Characters as much b/c I kept seeing Kirstin Dunce-st and Kathleen Turner in my mind...ugh.”
“I cannot wait to buy this book. From all of your posts it sounds amazing! What movie is mocked after it? So i can avoid it!”
“¿Qué te está pareciendo?¿Has llegado ya a esa parte en la que... ?”
“I really enjoyed the imagery of the trees and how, like the sisters, they slowly died. Throughout the book the narrator tells of the attempts by his friends and the rest of the town to understand the suicide of the Lisbon girls but can't really find an answer.I read this after Middlesex, so it's interesting to compare the two; they're similar in that they're both narrated, but the narrator here is much more removed than in Middlesex. Also, in the last quarter of the book there are a couple of pages about a Greek grandmother that's almost a sneak peek into Middlesex. It's also an interesting story that's well told.”
“I wish I had read this before seeing the movie - but, I was pleasantly surprised to see how well the movie followed the plot and style of narration from the book. The author explores a world of innocent, adolescent obsession from the vantage point of the boys who admire the Lisbon sisters. Without exploring in depth the lives of the boys, the reader is able to see their lives through their exploration of the grieving sisters. The voice of the narrator was distinctly adolescent and portrayed beautifully.”
“the book was a gift to me. I haven't read it but i have seen the film. and i have been greatly disturbed by the film...so i'm not sure i will be reading the book anytime soon. ”
“surreal...”
