I've just finished reading "We need to talk about Kevin" by Lionel Shriver which is centred around a fictional high school shooting. Her book is written from the perspective of an unwilling career driven mother who dislikes her son even before he is born - and her son dislikes her back.
It is a harrowing read, as much as I couldn't empathise with the mother, I just couldn't put the book down. Scarily, the other day I watched a BBC documentary on child geniuses and there was a boy with an IQ of 170 (the highest obtainable) that was very similar to the killer in the book. Being very frustrated and very bored, the boy took a replica knife to school. Enough said.
My list of books I've read and would like to read
Is that a library book? I'm so impressed - I haven't borrowed a library book in years. I shall go and check out the New York Public Library now.
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