Big Brother
By Lionel Shriver
- Release Date: 2013-06-04
- Genre: Family Fiction & Literature
Description
Big Brother is a striking novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity from Lionel Shriver, the acclaimed author the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin.
For Pandora, cooking is a form of love. Alas, her husband, Fletcher, a self-employed high-end cabinetmaker, now spurns the “toxic” dishes that he’d savored through their courtship, and spends hours each day to manic cycling. Then, when Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at the airport, she doesn’t recognize him. In the years since they’ve seen one another, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? After Edison has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: It’s him or me.
Rich with Shriver’s distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat: an issue both social and excruciatingly personal. It asks just how much sacrifice we'll make to save single members of our families, and whether it's ever possible to save loved ones from themselves.
Reviews
Eeehhhh
2By Usher111I thought this book was well written but was not mesmerized with this it at all! The ending was a big disappointment to a book I was already luke warm about....don't recommend. Didn't connect or feel for the characters either.Unappetizing!!
2By Rapha FanWhile certainly not the worst book I've ever read, Big Brother never pulled me in and then further disappointed me with the ending. Kind of like cheating while on a diet - never as good as you think it will be!!About as Much Fun as Dieting Itself
1By WelkinsnyAs a fan of Lionel Shriver, I was excited for the release of newest novel, "Big Brother." This most striking aspect of her latest installment is how completely ordinary it is. After sticking with this novel for hundreds of pages, Shriver pulls the old "but it was only all a dream" trick, which is tiresome and disappointing. This book is strikingly absent of Shriver's usual talent for pulling the reader along through a power-packed plot populated by captivating characters. In short, it's boring.
