5/22/2023 0 Comments We have to talk about kevin bookThe story of Kevin, from before he is born to that tragic Thursday when he murders several classmates and a teacher in a 'Columbine'-style killing is told in a series of letters from his mother, Eva, written to her apparently estranged husband, Franklin. There are no clear answers and that's what gives this brave book, which tackles the taboos that some mothers don't bond with their children, such power. Politicians continue to argue that the solution to social issues lies with the family, so it is timely that at the heart of Lionel Shriver's 2005 Orange Prize winning novel is the issue of nature vs nurture - what makes a person like he or she is? Is the eponymous Kevin born evil or is he influenced by his mother's coldness towards him. Controversially tackling the taboo of mothers who don't bond with their children, this is a 'must read' book.Ī Times Educational Supplement Teachers' Top 100 Book Summary: A brave and thought-provoking book dealing with the eternal nature vs nurture debate and our need to apportion blame for terrible events.
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