With such a controversial title, it was a surprisingly delicate read. Novels that are plot-driven and with a bombastic twist rarely make for good re-reads. That's why Virgin Suicides is a cut above other novels.

The portentous nature of the novel allows for every rereading to have a new revelation, a new meaningfulness. I read it thinking that I could relate to the characters, because I was at the point in my life when I wanted to die already. But the novel affected me differently. It made me sympathize with those who choose to die and those they leave behind. It made me truly think of what dying really meant, and what pushes people to the edge.

Beyond the themes, to read Virgin Suicides again just to revel in the beautiful language of Jeffrey Eugenides is enough. That first chapter will reel you in again, and again, and again. The rest will keep you mesmerized to the very last page. Again.