Big Brother
A Novel
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Narrateur(s):
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Alice Rosengard
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Auteur(s):
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Lionel Shriver
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From the acclaimed author of the National Book Award finalist So Much for That and the international best seller We Need to Talk About Kevin comes a striking new novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity.
When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesn't recognize him. In the four years since the siblings last saw each other, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened?
And it's not just the weight. Imposing himself on Pandora's world, Edison breaks her husband Fletcher's handcrafted furniture, makes overkill breakfasts for the family, and entices her stepson not only to forgo college but to drop out of high school.
After the brother-in-law has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: It's him or me. Putting her marriage and adopted family on the line, Pandora chooses her brother - who, without her support in losing weight, will surely eat himself into an early grave.
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 we'll sacrifice to rescue single members of our families, and whether it's ever possible to save loved ones from themselves.
©2013 Lionel Shriver (P)2013 HarperCollinsPublishersCe que les auditeurs disent de Big Brother
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- Priscilla
- 2022-07-01
Obviously a fat person hater
Before I can begin commenting on the novel, I have to say that Alice Rosengard is quite possibly the worst narrator I have had the misfortune to listen to.
The novel..I can only assume that Lionel shrivel was horribly emotionally scarred by an obese person at some point in time. How else can you explain such obtuse, idiotic and sophomoric writing about this subject?
He uses every opportunity to degrade fat people, even if it makes no sense or does not have a place in the story. If Edison touches someone, his fingers must have food on them + god forbid that they are clean like a “normal” person’s hands. If Edison moves, we’ll, there has to be an embarrassing incident to go along with that. And, of course, Edison is portrayed as being sloppy, slovenly, lazy, etc.. Basically, look for every negative stereotype you have ever heard about fat people and you will find it in this book.
This novel is a waste of time and money and contributions nothing. What’s sad is people will become incensed reading a novel about child abuse, racism and so on, but no one calls out authors like this.
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