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A candid account of a boy's life gone awry; did the parents contribute to this or was he born with defective genes? The boy kills several classmates that he didn't like. A family devastated by this boy's personality makes a dark but interesting read.
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This is a hard book to rate (as it was a hard book to read). I thought the structure was interesting and the ending knocked the wind out of me. I find the storyline more plausible than some other reviewers - not sure what that says about me. I do find the "evil seed" idea a bit trite, but there is some elaboration about the perfect storm of Kevin and his environment.
As an aside i can completely see Tilda Swinton in the lead role here. ***Edited to add*** and John C. Reilly, perfect cast. It wou ...more
As an aside i can completely see Tilda Swinton in the lead role here. ***Edited to add*** and John C. Reilly, perfect cast. It wou ...more
Mar 25, 2013
Meghan
marked it as to-read
May 29, 2012
Rakisha
marked it as wishlist
