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[Shriver’s] whip-smart observations—about relationships, the role of the media, the cult of personality are funny and on the mark.” — People
“In her latest novel, Lionel Shriver pays homage to Joseph Conrad—examining terrorism, media bloodlust, and the cult of personality through an unexpected lens of satire.” — Marie Claire, Four New Page-Turners to Keep Bedside
“A very funny book, but the laughs are embedded in a deeply disturbing subject.” — NPR, "Weekend Edition"
“Shriver is cursed with knowing the human animal all too well. The New Republic is satire of a Shriver kind, that is to say biting.” — Miami Herald
“Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patient We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire.” — The Daily Beast— This Week's Hot Reads
“Shriver is one of the sharpest talents around.” — USA Today
“Witty, caustic and worldly, [Shriver] is a raconteur who could show even Barrington Saddler a thing or two about entertaining a crowd.” — Wall Street Journal
“Shriver has been a National Book Award finalist with good reason: Her page-turners examine serious issues.” — Reader's Digest Recommends
“A wondrously fanciful plot, vividly drawn characters, clever and cynical dialogue, and a comically brilliant and verisimilar imagined land. . . . The New Republic is simply terrific.” — Booklist (starred review)
“The dialogue zings and the writing is jazzy. . . . [Shriver] can toss off a sharp sketch of a passing character in a phrase, and she’s got a gimlet eye for what’s phony, or affected, or even touchingly vain in human behavior.” — Entertainment Weekly
“Shriver is an incisive social satirist with a clear grip on the ironies of our contemporary age . . . [Her] take on journalism and international politics is wry, insightful and just over the top enough to be fun.” — Los Angeles Times
“[Shriver] is uncannily perceptive[with a] vigorous capacity for compassion . . . [A] surprisingly tender novel disguised as a clever satire delivered in polished prose.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
“Part Scoop, part Our Man in Havana and part Len Deighton thriller, Shriver’s novel is not just about terrorism but also about journalism and the nature of charisma. . . . Shriver’s Barba is a wonderful creation.” — Financial Times
Wall Street Journal
Witty, caustic and worldly, [Shriver] is a raconteur who could show even Barrington Saddler a thing or two about entertaining a crowd.
People
[Shriver’s] whip-smart observations—about relationships, the role of the media, the cult of personality are funny and on the mark.
Booklist (starred review)
A wondrously fanciful plot, vividly drawn characters, clever and cynical dialogue, and a comically brilliant and verisimilar imagined land. . . . The New Republic is simply terrific.
Miami Herald
Shriver is cursed with knowing the human animal all too well. The New Republic is satire of a Shriver kind, that is to say biting.
The Daily Beast— This Week's Hot Reads
Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patient We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire.
USA Today
Shriver is one of the sharpest talents around.
"Weekend Edition" NPR
A very funny book, but the laughs are embedded in a deeply disturbing subject.
Marie Claire
In her latest novel, Lionel Shriver pays homage to Joseph Conrad—examining terrorism, media bloodlust, and the cult of personality through an unexpected lens of satire.
Entertainment Weekly
The dialogue zings and the writing is jazzy. . . . [Shriver] can toss off a sharp sketch of a passing character in a phrase, and she’s got a gimlet eye for what’s phony, or affected, or even touchingly vain in human behavior.
|Los Angeles Times
Shriver is an incisive social satirist with a clear grip on the ironies of our contemporary age . . . [Her] take on journalism and international politics is wry, insightful and just over the top enough to be fun.
Financial Times
Part Scoop, part Our Man in Havana and part Len Deighton thriller, Shriver’s novel is not just about terrorism but also about journalism and the nature of charisma. . . . Shriver’s Barba is a wonderful creation.
Philadelphia Inquirer
[Shriver] is uncannily perceptive[with a] vigorous capacity for compassion . . . [A] surprisingly tender novel disguised as a clever satire delivered in polished prose.
Reader's Digest Recommends
Shriver has been a National Book Award finalist with good reason: Her page-turners examine serious issues.
USA Today
Shriver is one of the sharpest talents around.
Miami Herald
Shriver is cursed with knowing the human animal all too well. The New Republic is satire of a Shriver kind, that is to say biting.
Wall Street Journal
Witty, caustic and worldly, [Shriver] is a raconteur who could show even Barrington Saddler a thing or two about entertaining a crowd.
Los Angeles Times
Shriver is an incisive social satirist with a clear grip on the ironies of our contemporary age . . . [Her] take on journalism and international politics is wry, insightful and just over the top enough to be fun.
Financial Times
Part Scoop, part Our Man in Havana and part Len Deighton thriller, Shriver’s novel is not just about terrorism but also about journalism and the nature of charisma. . . . Shriver’s Barba is a wonderful creation.
The Daily Beast-- This Week's Hot Reads
Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patient We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire.
The Daily Beast- This Week's Hot Reads
Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patient We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire.
NPR: "Weekend Edition"
A very funny book, but the laughs are embedded in a deeply disturbing subject.
Booklist
"A wondrously fanciful plot, vividly drawn characters, clever and cynical dialogue, and a comically brilliant and verisimilar imagined land. . . . The New Republic is simply terrific."
This Week's Hot Reads - The Daily Beast
"Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patient We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire."
"Weekend Edition" - NPR
"A very funny book, but the laughs are embedded in a deeply disturbing subject."
People Magazine
"[Shriver’s] whip-smart observations—about relationships, the role of the media, the cult of personality are funny and on the mark."
