I had to read The Post-Birthday World for a new book club I am in the process of joining. It was my first novel by Lionel Shriver and it was really really long.
And it was terrible.
The premise of the book was quite fascinating and had promise but the actual book was not good. The entire premise relied on the fact that I would like the characters or at least that I would care about them, about what happens to them. But in this case I couldn’t care less about the main character if I tried. I had no feelings towards her which made this book way more cumbersome than any novel should ever be.
I don’t think I will be reading another one by her after all. For me, it was that bad.
That is the funniest book report ever.
I can’t believe you finished it…long and dreary – that’s says a lot about your perseverance.
I trust the next one you read is a delight.
have you read “we need to talk about kevin”… it’s as if a completely different author wrote it! (I’ve had post-birthday world on my “must finish” pile for almost 3 years… I pick it up, read a couple of pages, and put it down again, it’s just not exciting!)
My book club read this and it was TOUGH to get through. I also have We Need to Talk About Kevin, but haven’t had the desire to pick it up.
blech. not a fan of this author at all! why waste more of your life reading her?