It's the fictional story of Eva Khatchadourian, a woman whose son, Kevin, commits a terrible crime, and she is trying to come to terms with it… and decide where to place the blame for her son's action.Ī book about school violence set in a time when school shootings were rampant across the United States pretty much has CONTROVERSY stamped on the cover in big red letters. Lionel Shriver-and yes, that is her real name ( or is it?)-published We Need to Talk About Kevinin 2003. After any of those-and especially the last one-you'll definitely need to talk. No, you only hear these four words when your boss wants to demote you, or your best friend wants to admit he or she is on the campaign trail for Deez Nuts, or your spouse wants to tell you that your child just killed someone. No one says this if you're getting a raise or going on a family vacation. The discussion that follows that phrase is almost guaranteed not to be easy. "We need to talk," isn't a phrase you want to hear from anyone, whether it's a parent, a partner, or your boss.
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