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Considering how much I appreciate this novel, I feel bad that 1 - I never bothered writing a review and 2 - I only gave it four stars. Really, if the fourth time you are reading a book you STILL can't put it down, then it's a winner. Eva is a reluctant mother (play on Eve?) who enjoys her career and is, plain and simple, a very understandable and relatable woman who simply does not feel the "natural" motherly urge. With this Shriver begins to develop the question of whether or a not a bad seed can be avoided - did her reluctance affect her child at all? And, from birth Kevin seems withdrawn and calculated - so how much was within her ability? Shriver not only draws you in with her excellent writing and superb characterization, but she also depicts Kevin as so skin crawlingly depsicable that you are emotionally blown away. You definitely understand Eva's disgust as Kevin refuses to be toilet trained for six years, as he deliberately ruins her artwork, and on and on. In the meantime, her husband seems totally into Kevin which also develops the question of how much of an unbiased view are we really getting? The story is gripping and so well crafted - had I been writing it, I would have ruined the story by making this eventual Columbine killer be all the things we would assume - dress in black, rebellious, etc. But no, Shriver creates a troubling person rather than a 'type' and he so well defies the stereotypes and yet defines the exact persona she wants to create that it is truly astounding. The novel has a surprise twist that is devastating and also retroactively explains the one seeming forced element of the novel, which is the epistolary fashion, but that aside, it is an incredible read. As I said to my sister, I know you hate books about bad things happening to kids/parents but TRUST ME THIS IS WORTH IT. And it is.
What did I just read? I'm all for suspension of disbelief, but c'mon. - A 16-year-old prodigy who is constantly beaten and bullied--a few times almost dying--but she refuses to go home because she wants to prove that she isn't a baby. W-T-H? - Parents of said prodigy know their daughter is a genius and yet they stunt her potential by sending her to a crappy school because they don't want their baby too far from home. Forget the fact that she applied and was accepted with "enthusiastic thumbs-up" "from universities like MIT and Caltech and Yale". Here's an excerpt that contradicts her parents reasoning: “Hi, kiddo. How are classes?” That was Dad. Not How was your day? or Have you made any friends? No, his philosophy had always been, Eyes on the prize; the other stuff just gets in your way. Summary: Don't bother reading, it's just one plot device after another. Another case of the girl-genius being book smart but not common sense smart. The ending was as anti-climactic as they come. That was it? Seriously? *sigh*
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Rosie Banks
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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả
Good read. Nice story line that kept you wondering... Took me awhile to figure out exactly what happened.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Harvard Business Review
i love her books because they are easy to relate to. what girl in high shcool hasnt went threw this in some kind of way? it shows how teen age girls really are.
I love Eliot.
This is a great book for the linux/unix'er who is not a newb, but not yet a ninja.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Xact Group
beautiful and funny illustrations of course, but it is also a very informative book about Scotch Whisky
way better than the movie
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hồng Hà (Biên Soạn)
ETA--For those confused about the title change: http://www.alexandrabracken.com/?p=1121 Well, I like it a whole lot! Can't wait to hear what you guys think!
Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.