
Summary
‘Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold’ JOHN CLEESE
‘Viciously funny… an exhilarating satire’ THE TIMES
‘Merciless… a welcome distraction’ ECONOMIST, Best Books of 2024
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008658717 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008658714 |
| Author: | Lionel Shriver |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | The Borough Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
‘Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold’ JOHN CLEESE
‘Viciously funny… an exhilarating satire’ THE TIMES
‘An uproarious tale of holier-than-thou posturing’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Never shy of getting stuck in, Shriver now sets her satirical sights on groupthink and the policing of thought’ FINANCIAL TIMES, Book of 2024
‘Merciless and funny… a welcome distraction’ ECONOMIST, Best Books of 2024
‘Provocative, stimulating and outrageous’ SPECTATOR
‘A savage dystopian satire’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘Lionel Shriver has puckish fun in this satire on social manias’ THE TIMES, Best Summer Reads
‘A superb satirical novelist… Mania is one of her best….very funny, occasionally offensive and, yes, smart’ WASHINGTON POST
‘[Shriver] still knows how to poke the bear. In this case, the bear is us’ BOSTON GLOBE
‘Readers craving sharp social commentary need look no further than Shriver, who is at the top of her game with this scary-smart and scathing satire’ BOOKLIST
Praise for Lionel Shriver:
‘Shriver’s novels are wonderful… fun, smart and… unlike anything else you’ll read’ Financial Times
‘Hilarious… Fiery phrases spit and crackle’ Sunday Times
‘Wickedly witty’ Spectator
‘An independent mind and a sense of humour are dangerous things to possess. The spiky, politically incorrect novelist Lionel Shriver has them in abundance’ The Times
About The Author
Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver’s novels include the National Book Award finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.
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