What happens when the son you raised turns out to be an unspeakable monster? What happens when you've seen signs all along but did nothing to stop them? These are the major themes in Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin. Throughout the novel, Kevin continues to exhibit malicious behavior, yet always denies being the culprit behind these acts. This novel is written in letters from Kevin's mother, Eva to her estranged husband, Franklin, in the wake of Kevin committing a massacre at his high school. The letters tell the story of their lives as a family, since before Kevin was born through present day. Unlike Peter, the school shooter in Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes, Kevin is anything but a sympathetic character. This book is a little slow getting started, but packs a huge punch and ends off with a twist I never saw coming!
Verdict: Check this book out from your library but this is not a book you will read and re-read over again, so I would not recommend purchasing.
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