Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

Just read this sentence in a blog posting:

There is a sultry sexuality that pervades Jeffrey Eugenides’ dreamy psychological thriller, contrasting with, and railing against, the claustrophobic Catholicism practiced by the Lisbon girls’ strict mother. Like in Carrie, religion becomes a punishment for the Lisbon sisters: it is forced upon them, restricting their burgeoning adulthood, to such a degree that they feel there is no way out but their titular unhappy end.

I may have to re-read the book now. I don't remember the religious aspect.