Monday, July 27, 2009

Hi Bookmates

Would like to add another to our reading list. "We Need To Talk About Kevin" Lionel Shriver. I have not read it but my daughter read it for NCEA and it is the only book I have seen her read from start to finish. I think it would be a good book to discuss as it looks at the controversial topic of nature vs nuture as the primary influence in one's behaviour. This book takes the form of a series of letters from Eva to her estranged husband Franklin after their son has committed a school massace. It documents how the mother struggles to come to terms with what her son has done. It is supposedly being adapted for film.

PS I have discovered what teenagers do for NCEA English when they don't want to read a book and analyse it, they choose a book that has been made into a movie, then they watch the movie at least 3 times, read the synopsis and bluff their way through it!!
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  1. NatalieJuly 28, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    Welcome Harvester, great to have you posting!
    Have added your recommendation - was told by the YA librarian that it was a great book so it must be worth the read.
    LOL @teenagers - back last century when I was doing college English the only bluffing method I knew about was the good old Cliff notes...

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  2. toscaJuly 28, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    YAY! Our first non-staff post :) And yes, you're right, the Shriver book was very good. I remember reading it just before transferring to Manurewa Library and liking it very much. I vote we add it to our list as well.

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