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A review by mackenzierm
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
4.0
Eva never really wanted to be a mother, especially not the mother to an unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a much-adored teacher two days before his sixteenth birthday. Two years after this event, Eva is still trying to come to terms with her marriage, family, parenting, and Kevin’s horrific rampage through a series of letters to her estranged husband, Franklin.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN is a disturbing and chilling story. It’s also incredibly well crafted and compelling, leaving it hard to put down. It’s a novel that will leave you thinking about it long after it is over.
The novel is written in a series of letters from Eva to her estranged husband. The plot has a slow and careful build up to the climax, which will leave you shaken, although possibly unsurprised. I wasn’t surprised, but I was horrified and heartbroken.
This is a dark and ugly story but leaves much food for thought. The characters are well crafted, complex, and not wholly likable – they’re all truly horrible in their own ways. This makes it hard to root for any of them, nor really put yourself in one camp or another.
I’d highly recommend it but do be warned it is a heavy, devastating, and taxing read so do check the triggers.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN is a disturbing and chilling story. It’s also incredibly well crafted and compelling, leaving it hard to put down. It’s a novel that will leave you thinking about it long after it is over.
The novel is written in a series of letters from Eva to her estranged husband. The plot has a slow and careful build up to the climax, which will leave you shaken, although possibly unsurprised. I wasn’t surprised, but I was horrified and heartbroken.
This is a dark and ugly story but leaves much food for thought. The characters are well crafted, complex, and not wholly likable – they’re all truly horrible in their own ways. This makes it hard to root for any of them, nor really put yourself in one camp or another.
I’d highly recommend it but do be warned it is a heavy, devastating, and taxing read so do check the triggers.