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Dammit, my water bottle leaked all over my bag this morning, drenching my book. As I’d almost finished it, I ploughed on nonetheless while on the train, with each page nearly transparent and sticking to the next.
But, I got it finished, and I’m glad I did. I wrote last week that I was struggling to get into We Need To Talk About Kevin but I’m glad that I persevered. I got quite enveloped in the characters, and the ending is nigh-on perfect (if a little damp in my case).
The book has really, really put me off having kids though. I wasn’t exactly hugely enamoured with the thought of mini-mes anyway, but the horrors (and helplessness) this mother/narrator experiences are mind-blowing, and unfortunately all too believable.