Summary
In a reality not too distant from our own, where the so-called Mental Parity Movement has taken hold, the worst thing you can call someone is ‘stupid’.
Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is ‘the last great civil rights fight’.
Exams and grades are all discarded, and smart phones are rebranded. Children are expelled for saying the S-word and encouraged to report parents for using it. You don’t need a qualification to be a doctor.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008658687 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008658684 |
| Author: | Lionel Shriver |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | The Borough Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 17 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘Never shy of getting stuck in, Shriver now sets her satirical sights on groupthink and the policing of thought’ Financial Times, Book of 2024
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, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.
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