
Also, sex was involved - 'cause, you know, "virgin." Given the obvious logical appeal of all of the above, I delved into the story of the mysterious Lisbon sisters and the neighborhood boys who observed their brief lives. For another, the picture on the front cover reminded me of these woods my mom and I always passed upon entering strip mall/motel territory in my own Midwestern suburb, the alleged setting of many adolescent escapades.

For one, it was about teenagers, girl teenagers, who, I was guessing, killed themselves.

I turned 13, and then I read The Virgin Suicides.

Tavi Gevinson is the editor-in-chief of Rookie Magazine. Wait Wait.Don't Tell Me! 'Style Rookie' Tavi Gevinson Plays Not My Job
