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To be honest, I found the book kind of boring and hard to get through (although from the text on the back I really thought it an interesting and original idea which it still is). BUT I am glad I did get through it fiiinally because I did like it. It‘s kind of a love-hate. First if all, I was never one to read with a pen or highlighter, but this book made me want to underline some phrases that were just beautifully written that really stuck with me or moved me in some way. Second of all, the way the author makes the reader think about suicide fascinates me because near the end of the book I just kept thinking: When are they finally gonna kill themselves? Which is morbid. But that‘s how the book made me feel. It was tragic and that makes it special for me. So if you have patience I would definitely recommend this book.
Ehrlicherweise quälte ich mich etwas durch jenes Buch. Die meiste Zeit las es sich wie ein Lehrbuch im Deutsch LK, in welchem mir der rote Faden fehlte.
Deutscher Titel: “Die Selbstmord-Schwestern” Es ist nicht ganz einfach, eine Rezension zu diesem Buch zu schreiben. Wie beurteilt man einen Roman, in dem fünf junge Mädchen sich das Leben nehmen, die zudem auch noch Schwestern sind? Dass dies geschieht, sagt uns schon der Titel und es wird auch gleich zu Beginn des Buchs ausgesprochen. Erzählt wird die Geschichte aus der Sicht der inzwischen erwachsenen Nachbarsjungen, auf die die fünf hübschen Schwestern stets eine enorme Faszination ausgeübt hatten und die im Erwachsenenalter immer noch versuchen, herauszufinden, warum die Mädchen sich umgebracht haben. Das Grundproblem scheint klar, wird jedoch vom Umfeld der Schwestern kurioserweise offenbar nicht als solches wahrgenommen: das Elternhaus der Mädchen. Die Eltern sind strenggläubig, erzkonservativ, lassen den Mädchen keinerlei Freiheiten. Es drängt sich im Verlauf der Geschehnisse der Eindruck auf, die Eltern, vor allem die Mutter, könnten es nicht ertragen, dass ihre Töchter erwachsen werden. Ein Hinweis darauf ist die Tatsache, dass die Jungen nach dem Tod aller Schwestern im inzwischen verwahrlosten Haus der Familie nur Familienfotos aus der Zeit finden, bevor die älteste Tochter 12 wurde. Die Öffentlichkeit versucht indessen, das Motiv der Schwestern aus gesellschaftlichen Gegebenheiten herzuleiten. “Immer mehr Jugendliche nehmen sich das Leben, haben keine Perspektive” usw. Doch das scheint mir im Falle der Familie ein Irrweg. Als erste nimmt sich ausgerechnet die jüngste Schwester das Leben. Daraufhin wird immer wieder versucht, sie als Freak abzustempeln, während die anderen vier Mädchen normal seien. Doch nachdem Lux, die sich am wenigstens in die Schranken weisen lässt, bei der einen Gelegenheit in ihrem Leben, als die Mädchen tatsächlich ausgehen dürfen, über die Stränge schlägt, eskaliert die Situation. Die Schwestern sind nun gänzlich in ihrem Elternhaus eingesperrt. Ich war mir eigentlich bis kurz vor Schluss des Buchs sicher, dass die Schuld für die Selbstmorde nur bei der fanatischen Mutter und dem Vater liegt, der zu schwach ist, sich ihr zu widersetzen. Doch dann tauchte die Frage auf: Warum haben die Mädchen keine Chance zur Flucht genutzt? Hatten sie unter dem Einfluss der Eltern selbst Angst vor einem selbstständigen Erwachsenenleben? Ich habe keine Antwort darauf gefunden. Das Buch ist definitiv interessant, gut geschrieben und trotz des bekannten Ausgangs spannend. Und auf irgendeine merkwürdige Weise ist es auch schön.
Honestly, I'm somewhat confused. I kind of liked the paradox of being weirdly specific and then again completely uninformative and unhelpful at the same time. What I seriously didn't enjoy was the insight into how obsessed men can be with women. And how they idolise them and make them into something they're not. I was creeped out sooo many times. Ugh. I'm letting some of the creepiness slide (reluctantly) because the book is supposed to be this product of extensive research, I guess. Took me a while to figure it out though and by then I was already thoroughly disgusted, not gonna lie. I'm giving this three stars instead of two only because I thought the perspective was kind of unique. I've never read a book with first person plural narration before. The writing was also pretty good. After all, I did get sucked up into the 70's US-Americaness of it all, which I enjoyed. Especially because it was kind of subtle. I just wish we could have had the girls perspective. I get that part of this book's charm is probably the never really knowing but I still think the Lisbon girls' side of the story would make for a better book.
Even when abandoned and dying, all girls and women are good for is to be seen as sexual objects. Three stars simply because I’m not sure if the author did this on purpose as a critique or simply thought this way LOL. Very interesting writing style, but I liked that a lot
it’s so mysterious and therefore Sofia’s movie is, which I love!!! “Obviously Doctor” she said “You’ve never been a 13 year old girl.”
I was so excited to start this book. But I was disappointed… The beginning was really boring and very confusing in the middle of the book. Sometimes I couldn’t understand why some parts were necessary for the story of the Lisbon girls and were really confusing. The end was too short and not detailed enough.
”knowing in his heart that girls forbidden to dance would only attract husbands with bd complexions and sunken chests” The symbolism in this book? Amazing. Absolutely loved it even tho I cried my eyes out. It’s a good representation of how people back then dealt with suicide. The last two pages did make me very angry, but only because i didn’t understand them. But after I thought about it, I think the ending is brilliant. Also the perspective it’s written from? Couldn’t been better. In conclusion I think it’s an either you love it or you hate it book. I definitely loved it.
4.75⭐ I loved this book, I adored it, but why is it not a five star then? Because I can't give a book with these kind of narrator a five star, I Threw me up a lil bit
I had a really hard time reading this book. And when I say hard time, I mean exhausting. There haven't been many books while I was reading, I got the feeling of tiredness. As in, being able to take a nap after a few pages. Not because the book has been boring or especially hard to read, but because it's so exhausting? Any tips why I had such issues with the book? Because I don't really know. All in all this is a rather cruel and sad book, a little bit graphic as well, but not too much. Sad in a term where you need to read between the lines to uncover the real cruelty and horrible situation the girls were in. Wondering why the parents were like this and why suicide was the only way to get away. Why nobody really tried to help the girls (until the end and not without being asked to) and many more why, why, why's… The narrations was a unique one because it seems like a crowd of boys were watching the girls all the time and then, after the suicides, tried to piece everything together once and for all. No, it's not a spoiler that there have been suicides, ehm, because the title says it all. It was really cruel to read how closely they seemed to watch the girls, noticing the weird parents and their weirdness all together, almost stalking the family to a point where it seems nothing but rude (kinda reminds me of the publicity – celebrity relationship to be honest). Three stars out of five because the book was narrated sometimes too slow for me and some details were just unnecessary in my opinion (yet kind of necessary for the stalker-ish point I made, so I'm conflicted).
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To be honest, I found the book kind of boring and hard to get through (although from the text on the back I really thought it an interesting and original idea which it still is). BUT I am glad I did get through it fiiinally because I did like it. It‘s kind of a love-hate. First if all, I was never one to read with a pen or highlighter, but this book made me want to underline some phrases that were just beautifully written that really stuck with me or moved me in some way. Second of all, the way the author makes the reader think about suicide fascinates me because near the end of the book I just kept thinking: When are they finally gonna kill themselves? Which is morbid. But that‘s how the book made me feel. It was tragic and that makes it special for me. So if you have patience I would definitely recommend this book.
Ehrlicherweise quälte ich mich etwas durch jenes Buch. Die meiste Zeit las es sich wie ein Lehrbuch im Deutsch LK, in welchem mir der rote Faden fehlte.
Deutscher Titel: “Die Selbstmord-Schwestern” Es ist nicht ganz einfach, eine Rezension zu diesem Buch zu schreiben. Wie beurteilt man einen Roman, in dem fünf junge Mädchen sich das Leben nehmen, die zudem auch noch Schwestern sind? Dass dies geschieht, sagt uns schon der Titel und es wird auch gleich zu Beginn des Buchs ausgesprochen. Erzählt wird die Geschichte aus der Sicht der inzwischen erwachsenen Nachbarsjungen, auf die die fünf hübschen Schwestern stets eine enorme Faszination ausgeübt hatten und die im Erwachsenenalter immer noch versuchen, herauszufinden, warum die Mädchen sich umgebracht haben. Das Grundproblem scheint klar, wird jedoch vom Umfeld der Schwestern kurioserweise offenbar nicht als solches wahrgenommen: das Elternhaus der Mädchen. Die Eltern sind strenggläubig, erzkonservativ, lassen den Mädchen keinerlei Freiheiten. Es drängt sich im Verlauf der Geschehnisse der Eindruck auf, die Eltern, vor allem die Mutter, könnten es nicht ertragen, dass ihre Töchter erwachsen werden. Ein Hinweis darauf ist die Tatsache, dass die Jungen nach dem Tod aller Schwestern im inzwischen verwahrlosten Haus der Familie nur Familienfotos aus der Zeit finden, bevor die älteste Tochter 12 wurde. Die Öffentlichkeit versucht indessen, das Motiv der Schwestern aus gesellschaftlichen Gegebenheiten herzuleiten. “Immer mehr Jugendliche nehmen sich das Leben, haben keine Perspektive” usw. Doch das scheint mir im Falle der Familie ein Irrweg. Als erste nimmt sich ausgerechnet die jüngste Schwester das Leben. Daraufhin wird immer wieder versucht, sie als Freak abzustempeln, während die anderen vier Mädchen normal seien. Doch nachdem Lux, die sich am wenigstens in die Schranken weisen lässt, bei der einen Gelegenheit in ihrem Leben, als die Mädchen tatsächlich ausgehen dürfen, über die Stränge schlägt, eskaliert die Situation. Die Schwestern sind nun gänzlich in ihrem Elternhaus eingesperrt. Ich war mir eigentlich bis kurz vor Schluss des Buchs sicher, dass die Schuld für die Selbstmorde nur bei der fanatischen Mutter und dem Vater liegt, der zu schwach ist, sich ihr zu widersetzen. Doch dann tauchte die Frage auf: Warum haben die Mädchen keine Chance zur Flucht genutzt? Hatten sie unter dem Einfluss der Eltern selbst Angst vor einem selbstständigen Erwachsenenleben? Ich habe keine Antwort darauf gefunden. Das Buch ist definitiv interessant, gut geschrieben und trotz des bekannten Ausgangs spannend. Und auf irgendeine merkwürdige Weise ist es auch schön.
Honestly, I'm somewhat confused. I kind of liked the paradox of being weirdly specific and then again completely uninformative and unhelpful at the same time. What I seriously didn't enjoy was the insight into how obsessed men can be with women. And how they idolise them and make them into something they're not. I was creeped out sooo many times. Ugh. I'm letting some of the creepiness slide (reluctantly) because the book is supposed to be this product of extensive research, I guess. Took me a while to figure it out though and by then I was already thoroughly disgusted, not gonna lie. I'm giving this three stars instead of two only because I thought the perspective was kind of unique. I've never read a book with first person plural narration before. The writing was also pretty good. After all, I did get sucked up into the 70's US-Americaness of it all, which I enjoyed. Especially because it was kind of subtle. I just wish we could have had the girls perspective. I get that part of this book's charm is probably the never really knowing but I still think the Lisbon girls' side of the story would make for a better book.
Even when abandoned and dying, all girls and women are good for is to be seen as sexual objects. Three stars simply because I’m not sure if the author did this on purpose as a critique or simply thought this way LOL. Very interesting writing style, but I liked that a lot
it’s so mysterious and therefore Sofia’s movie is, which I love!!! “Obviously Doctor” she said “You’ve never been a 13 year old girl.”
I was so excited to start this book. But I was disappointed… The beginning was really boring and very confusing in the middle of the book. Sometimes I couldn’t understand why some parts were necessary for the story of the Lisbon girls and were really confusing. The end was too short and not detailed enough.
”knowing in his heart that girls forbidden to dance would only attract husbands with bd complexions and sunken chests” The symbolism in this book? Amazing. Absolutely loved it even tho I cried my eyes out. It’s a good representation of how people back then dealt with suicide. The last two pages did make me very angry, but only because i didn’t understand them. But after I thought about it, I think the ending is brilliant. Also the perspective it’s written from? Couldn’t been better. In conclusion I think it’s an either you love it or you hate it book. I definitely loved it.
4.75⭐ I loved this book, I adored it, but why is it not a five star then? Because I can't give a book with these kind of narrator a five star, I Threw me up a lil bit
I had a really hard time reading this book. And when I say hard time, I mean exhausting. There haven't been many books while I was reading, I got the feeling of tiredness. As in, being able to take a nap after a few pages. Not because the book has been boring or especially hard to read, but because it's so exhausting? Any tips why I had such issues with the book? Because I don't really know. All in all this is a rather cruel and sad book, a little bit graphic as well, but not too much. Sad in a term where you need to read between the lines to uncover the real cruelty and horrible situation the girls were in. Wondering why the parents were like this and why suicide was the only way to get away. Why nobody really tried to help the girls (until the end and not without being asked to) and many more why, why, why's… The narrations was a unique one because it seems like a crowd of boys were watching the girls all the time and then, after the suicides, tried to piece everything together once and for all. No, it's not a spoiler that there have been suicides, ehm, because the title says it all. It was really cruel to read how closely they seemed to watch the girls, noticing the weird parents and their weirdness all together, almost stalking the family to a point where it seems nothing but rude (kinda reminds me of the publicity – celebrity relationship to be honest). Three stars out of five because the book was narrated sometimes too slow for me and some details were just unnecessary in my opinion (yet kind of necessary for the stalker-ish point I made, so I'm conflicted).