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Should We Stay or Should We Go
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Should We Stay or Should We Go
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Publisher's Summary
A best fiction book of 2021 for The Times
Determined to die with dignity, Kay and her husband, Cyril - both healthy and vital medical professionals in their early 50s - make a pact: to commit suicide together once they’ve both turned 80.
A lot can change in 30 years, however....
By turns hilarious and touching, playful and grave, Should We Stay or Should We Go portrays 12 parallel universes, each exploring a possible future for Kay and Cyril. Do they honour their agreement? And if not, will they live to regret it?
Critic Reviews
"Should We Stay or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver. A married couple decide on a suicide pact to avoid the indignities of old age, in a satire on society’s attitudes to ageing that plays with multiple endings." (Guardian, 2021 in Books: What to Look Forward to this Year)
"The Cassandra of American letters." (New York Times)
"Readers will be entranced by Shriver’s freewheeling meditation on mortality and human agency." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Jo Bartlett
- 19-09-2021
Perfectly timed
Truly confronting and extremely thought provoking. Written with the insight and honesty that is typical of Shriver, this one had me thinking about it as I went about my daily life, and will stay with me for some time yet.
With the world the way it is, this book could not have been timed any better.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Penelope Hood
- 27-05-2023
Disappointing and Bizarre
It was a plod to complete.
A friend had recommended the text as she found it thought provoking. Indeed, so did I which is why I gritted my teeth and stayed the course to the end.
I am left with much greater consideration of the basic premise thanks to LS. A lot of interesting points bundled together for my perusal. However, the storyline felt cobbled together and without any compelling reason to engage with the characters. I have, previously, been enthralled with - We Have To Talk About Kevin. Hence choosing DISAPPOINTING as part of my tag line.
For the first 30% of the text, the voice performance performance annoyed and distracted me. The frequent diabolical mispronunciation of relatively familiar vocabulary was jarring. Hence choosing BIZZARE as part of my tag line.
Then, I decided to make a virtue of necessity. If I was determined to finish the piece, I would need to change my attitude to avoid more irritation. So, for the balance of the tale, I looked forward eagerly to the next glaring spoken error and hugely enjoyed the ludicrous attempts at sounding out common words.
What a pity the producer failed to rehearse the performer sufficiently.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Lina
- 05-09-2021
Did not enjoy at all
I’ve always liked Lionel Shriver but this book was boring and silly from about half way to the very end. I struggled to finish it and was relieved once I had. So disappointed in the book. I did not enjoy the various scenarios. They just came across as ridiculous and far fetched! What a stupid couple they were.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-09-2023
Long winded story with poor narration
This could have been a short story. Was the narrator AI? Mispronunciations were so common.
Elements of interest in the story but not enough.
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