The New Republic: A Novel
&#8220;[Shriver&#8217;s] whip-smart observations&#151;about relationships, the role of the media, the cult of personality are funny and on the mark.&#8221; (People)&#8220;In her latest novel, Lionel Shriver pays homage to Joseph Conrad&#151;examining terrorism, media bloodlust, and the cult of personality through an unexpected lens of satire.&#8221; (Marie Claire, Four New Page-Turners to Keep Bedside)&#8220;A very funny book, but the laughs are embedded in a deeply disturbing subject.&#8221; (NPR, "Weekend Edition")&#8220;Shriver is cursed with knowing the human animal all too well.The New Republicis satire of a Shriver kind, that is to say biting.&#8221; (Miami Herald)&#8220;Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patientWe Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire.&#8221; (The Daily Beast-- This Week's Hot Reads)&#8220;Shriver is one of the sharpest talents around.&#8221; (USA Today)&#8220;Witty, caustic and worldly, [Shriver] is a raconteur who could show even Barrington Saddler a thing or two about entertaining a crowd.&#8221; (Wall Street Journal)&#8220;Shriver has been a National Book Award finalist with good reason: Her page-turners examine serious issues.&#8221; (Reader's DigestRecommends)&#8220;A wondrously fanciful plot, vividly drawn characters, clever and cynical dialogue, and a comically brilliant and verisimilar imagined land. . . .The New Republicis simply terrific.&#8221; (Booklist(starred review))&#8220;The dialogue zings and the writing is jazzy. . . . [Shriver] can toss off a sharp sketch of a passing character in a phrase, and she&#8217;s got a gimlet eye for what&#8217;s phony, or affected, or even touchingly vain in human behavior.&#8221; (Entertainment Weekly)&#8220;Shriver is an incisive social satirist with a clear grip on the ironies of our contemporary age . . . [Her] take on journalism and international politics is wry, insightful and just over the top enough to be fun.&#8221; (Los Angeles Times)&#8220;[Shriver] is uncannily perceptive[with a] vigorous capacity for compassion . . . [A] surprisingly tender novel disguised as a clever satire delivered in polished prose.&#8221; (Philadelphia Inquirer)&#8220;PartScoop, partOur Man in Havanaand part Len Deighton thriller, Shriver&#8217;s novel is not just about terrorism but also about journalism and the nature of charisma. . . . Shriver&#8217;s Barba is a wonderful creation.&#8221; (Financial Times)