Book · 2003 · Fiction
We need to talk about Kevin
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Sarah, it's such a great book, but I was sort of surprised and very pleasantly to see we need to talk about Kevin on this list.
The best things said about it
And when you read books like we need to talk about kevin by lionel shriver or you see people who are just bad to the bone on tv like patrick bateman or hannibal lecter those are what was traditionally thought of as being a psychopath.
I have read the post Birthday World which I loved I read we need to talk about Kevin.
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Why people recommend it
We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver is a chilling psychological novel about the mother of a school shooter grappling with her son's innate cruelty. Tina Jordan spoke on The Book Review about seeing the novel included on a list of the fifty best thrillers of the twenty-first century, expressing pleasant surprise at its selection. During the same podcast, Elisabeth Egan mentioned the book while comparing other literary works, and Pamela Paul listed it among the titles she had read by the author. Meanwhile, Mark Freestone appeared on Modern Wisdom to discuss why psychopaths exist, pointing to Lionel Shriver's novel alongside iconic media figures like Patrick Bateman and Hannibal Lecter to illustrate the traditional cultural archetype of a person who is bad to the bone. Speakers across these programs repeatedly referenced the work to explore themes of inherited malice, intense family trauma, and the haunting nature of criminal psychology. The novel continues to resonate deeply with critics and cultural commentators examining the darker fringes of human behavior, cementing its status as a modern classic of suspense and psychological dread.
Every mention
Elisabeth Egan and the other book is Lionel schrivers 1
“and the other book is Lionel schrivers”
Mark Freestone and when you read books like we need to talk about kevin by lionel shriver or you see people who are just b… 1
“and when you read books like we need to talk about kevin by lionel shriver or you see people who are just bad to the bone on tv like patrick bateman or hannibal lecter those are what was traditionally thought of as being a psychopath”
Pamela Paul I have read the post Birthday World which I loved I read we need to talk about Kevin 1
“I have read the post Birthday World which I loved I read we need to talk about Kevin”
Tina Jordan Sarah, it's such a great book, but I was sort of surprised and very pleasantly to see we need to talk about… 1
“Sarah, it's such a great book, but I was sort of surprised and very pleasantly to see we need to talk about Kevin on this list.”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Um, defending Jacob. We need to talk about Kevin and the push. So there's three.”
“I can't say I loved it in the way that I loved Ula ma in that it's a little bit grueling to read but that's because the subject matter is grueling what she is taking on in this book is the American Health Care system I had never read Lionel Shriver and I think I've mentioned I'm probably the only”
“Um Mark's hobbies as a boy included shooting pigeons with an air rifle and reading about Adolf Hitler, who he grew to admire. It's very we need to talk about Kevin.”