tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post8386550657409426421..comments2023-10-11T23:49:42.905+11:00Comments on this delicious solitude: We Need to Talk About Kevinjesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834794859513738057noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-35159878589299244252009-08-01T21:48:59.912+10:002009-08-01T21:48:59.912+10:00just read it, long after most others .. I didn'...just read it, long after most others .. I didn't find the style a problem at all .. I just read Eva as a highly articulate and insightful character .. from the start I just felt so sorry for her and became increasingly angry with kevin and franklin .. <br /><br />I pondered whether people can be born nasty and I guess I think that they can .. sure I think nasty people usually become nasty psimmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804146322259331037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-90431601476668842562009-04-30T02:19:00.000+10:002009-04-30T02:19:00.000+10:00Hello there....I'm the producer of BBC World Servi...Hello there....I'm the producer of BBC World Service's World Book Club programme and on May 12th we are interviewing Lionel Shriver about We Need to Talk about Kevin. I really enjoyed reading your thoughts about the book. Would any of you be kind enough to send us a question that we could put to Lionel Shriver about the book? If so could you email me at: worldbookclub@bbc.co.uk. Thanks very much Karen holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272837317765094007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-33949134140840886732007-12-07T01:24:00.000+11:002007-12-07T01:24:00.000+11:00Last week I found that book at my local library (I...Last week I found that book at my local library (I'm quite late with bestsellers too) and after hesitating for a while I left it there... mmh, perhaps not the greatest book to read for a pregnant woman. But your review makes me think it over again. Perhaps next time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-19395260306143710962007-12-04T18:06:00.000+11:002007-12-04T18:06:00.000+11:00Thanks LK! That's very complimentary, especially ...Thanks LK! That's very complimentary, especially since I enjoy your blog so much.jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834794859513738057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-48602285115066664752007-12-04T04:10:00.000+11:002007-12-04T04:10:00.000+11:00I couldn't pick this book up because of the sensat...I couldn't pick this book up because of the sensationalism...But this is an excellent review, I agree with Kimbofo. I always like your book reviews!LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-77149071919247172122007-12-03T17:46:00.000+11:002007-12-03T17:46:00.000+11:00Thanks, Kimbofo. I really struggled with what to ...Thanks, Kimbofo. I really struggled with what to write about this book, but I agree that it is profound in a way that took me a while to appreciate.<BR/><BR/>Missv: Would love to read more about what you think of We Need to Talk About Kevin. I look forward to a review on your blog!<BR/><BR/>Dorothy: I'll have to read The Post- Birthday World now. I was a bit put off by the subject of We Need jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834794859513738057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-34540294390171270392007-12-03T10:39:00.000+11:002007-12-03T10:39:00.000+11:00Hmmm ... I've thought about reading this one, but ...Hmmm ... I've thought about reading this one, but I can't make up my mind. I liked The Post-Birthday World, but the subject matter of the older book doesn't grab me quite as much.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-27466654653611679872007-12-03T10:04:00.000+11:002007-12-03T10:04:00.000+11:00Coincidentally I just finished reading We Need to ...Coincidentally I just finished reading We Need to Talk About Kevin on the weekend. I also found it unputdownable and it's a book that really made me think.<BR/><BR/>I didn't mind her writing style, I read Shriver's the Post Birthday World recently, so perhaps I was already used to it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-38845351334386720012007-12-03T01:21:00.000+11:002007-12-03T01:21:00.000+11:00This is an excellent review. I read the book in 20...This is an excellent review. I read the book in 2005 but never got around to reviewing it, simply because I just didn't know where to start. I think it is a deeply profound book, one which throws up so many issues that need exploring by our society but are never actually discussed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com