books by Lionel Shriver

books by Lionel Shriver

books:

Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver

HarperLuxe, 2007

for any woman who's ever been in a relationship...
.....here is a wonderful novel about the choices we make in love - and how it affects our lives. I was really blown away by this novel and recommend it to all and sundry. The writing was so smart, and not in an "aren't I clever with pop references?" way which many ...

The Post-Birthday World: A Novel (P.S.)

Lionel Shriver

Harper Perennial, 2008

Alot To Provoke Discussions
I'll be the first to admit I thought the literary 'Sliding Doors' was simply going to be a clever device to map out a story with obvious results. I couldn't of been more wrong. This was a book I kept closing at night and found it replaying in my head like scenes form a ...

We Need to Talk About Kevin: A Novel (P.S.)

Lionel Shriver

Harper Perennial, 2006

Grips you. Turns your stomach. Makes you think about what's important in life.
Whew, I haven't quite finished this book and I'm writing the review because I've been discussing it with some friends. Mostly we agree, but I strongly disagree with one usually insightful friend who maintains that the author, Shriver, hates, yes HATES her characters! ...

Checker and the Derailleurs (Contemporary American Fiction)

Lionel Shriver

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1989

Checker - a friend through the years
On it's simplest level this is a book about a charismatic drummer, Checker, and his relationship with his band, the Derailleurs. It is hands down my favorite novel. I have read it more times than any other and have purchased more copies of it than any other. Every now ...

Female of the Species (Contemporary American Fiction)

Lionel Shriver

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988

The Harder They Fall
This novel centers around the larger-than-life Gray Kaiser, a queenly anthropologist who is famous for stumbling upon a previously unknown aboriginal culture in the heart of the jungle. What makes her famous is that another white person stumbled upon them first, ...

The Book Club Bible: The Definitive Guide That Every Book Club Member Needs

Michael O'Mara, 2008

Every book club member has felt the pressure to pick out a new title for the whole group to read and enjoy. Wouldn?t it be great if there was a book that helped you to make that all-important decision and maintain your place of respect in the book club? Fear no more, this comprehensive guide is here to help, shining an illuminating light on the ...

A Perfectly Good Family: A Novel (P.S.)

Lionel Shriver

Harper Perennial, 2007

Another great book from one of my favorite authors
I kept wondering if Shriver could resolve the book's central conflict by the end of the story without copping out. She did. It was funny, clever, made perfect sense and I didn't see it coming. I liked this novel a lot. If you're just starting out with Lionel ...

Game Control: A Novel (P.S.)

Lionel Shriver

Harper Perennial, 2007

Good for Shriver fans, but not as satisfying as her other work
Lionel Shriver specializes in writing wildly funny, gripping and touching stories about painful, hard-to-discuss feelings. Her other novels have touched upon resentment and conflict between parents and children, spouses and siblings. All of these are wince-inducing ...

The Bleeding Heart

Lionel Shriver

Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1990

1990 meets 1690.
Late 20th-century narcissism encounters late 17th-century sectarianism in Northern Ireland. The 17th century wins (it generally does in Ireland) but not before we have been taken on a grand tour of the 'Troubles'--as they stood circa 1988--and of some fascinating and ...

Double Fault

Lionel Shriver

Serpent's Tail, 2006

Lionel does it again
If you like tennis you'll love this book. I know nothing about tennis so the first couple of chapters were hard for me to get through - it was setting up the story which involves a lot of tennis. The story itself was good, I had a hard time putting it down.

The Age of Innocence (Vintage Classics)

Edith Wharton

Random House UK, 2008

Love and disillusionment in 19th century New York
Set in the late 19th century, this tragic love story explores the power and fragility of social bonds in upper class New York. Newman Archer, a young man from one of the best families, discovers that the protection afforded by class and connections are as much a ...