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We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver

3 reviews

fernash's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Rape, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Minor: Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Drug use, Bullying, Incest, Racial slurs, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

madelinequinne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Well this certainly cemented the fact that I don’t ever want kids. Kevin continuously made me so angry throughout this novel, and the absolute heartbreak i felt at the end when we find out he murdered his little sister too, that just absolutely broke me. This is such a difficult book at times because of how awful the topic is, but overall I would just describe this book as sad. It’s incredibly well written, and this is the most emotion i’ve ever felt after reading a book to date, so brb, gonna go cry 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Blood, Death of parent, Classism, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Racism

townmarshboy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Death, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Racism, Blood, Body shaming, Medical content, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cursing, Dementia, Genocide, and Suicidal thoughts