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Original Title:	So Much for That
ISBN:	0061458589 (ISBN13: 9780061458583)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Wellcome Book Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2010), National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (2010)

So Much for That Hardcover | Pages: 436 pages

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Title	:	So Much for That
Author	:	Lionel Shriver
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 436 pages
Published	:	March 1st 2010 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published 2010)
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary

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Shep Knacker has long saved for "the Afterlife," an idyllic retreat in the Third World where his nest egg can last forever. Exasperated that his wife, Glynis, has concocted endless excuses why it's never the right time to go, Shep finally announces he's leaving for a Tanzanian island, with or without her. Yet Glynis has some news of her own: she's deathly ill. Shep numbly puts his dream aside, while his nest egg is steadily devastated by staggering bills that their health insurance only partially covers. Astonishingly, illness not only strains their marriage but saves it. From acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Lionel Shriver comes a searing, ruthlessly honest novel. Brimming with unexpected tenderness and dry humor, it presses the question: How much is one life worth?

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There is much divided opinion about Shriver's So Much for That. As in her most well-known book, We Need To Talk About Kevin, the book's prose is highly stylised, and one can spot her distinctive writing from the outset. Within So Much for That, Shriver demonstrates just how versatile she is as an author; this effort is markedly different to the aforementioned, but it is just as compelling throughout.Many issues of importance are tackled here, but the one which rises above everything else is the

Fictionalized account of lived experience of life threatening and chronic illness within America's health system. At the risk of leaving nothing to inference the author has made some of the dialogues/monologue on health care somewhat overbearing and put-on. At times this can be irritating. But I have to say that the issues are real, the character's situations seem real and the fault in health care are wide. The upbeat ending makes for a fairytale which few are fortunate to experience. Thoroughly

Shriver is the absolute master of cliché.I say this not because I believe she is some hack, or indeed is a writer of cliché. But, based on her hard-hitting We Need to Talk About Kevin, and her latest So Much for That I see Shriver as able to manipulate cliché, stereotype and formula to make something much much more meaningful.The story begins with rich in money but not life Sheppard Knack, preparing to up and leave his home for a life less-complicated in a 3rd world country. His plans derail in

There are parts of this book that I would actually rate no more than 2 stars. Sometimes the writing gets overwrought, awkward, and has the characters thinking or talking about the healthcare system or other issues in a preachy, pedantic way. But, in the end, the powerful writing and subject matter of the book impelled me to give it 4 stars (which, as one can see by my list, I do not give easily). If you want to read a gifted writer describe how it is to be a terminally ill patient, a

POW POWPOW Holy shit, this book!!I guess Im not all that surprised at my reversal of star rating from 2* to 5*. Last I attempted this I was having existential crises twice a week, in the air space between Stavanger and London, while drinking too much, in the winter, alone. (On a plane I should point out. I have never personally achieved flight.) So when it came to a book about death and taxes, I had NIL emotional capacity. This left me in the most dangerous state of all when trying to read a

I am shocked by the accolades this book has received. There were parts of the book that were enjoyable and surprising, particularly the ending, but reading this novel was immensely painful, primarily because almost all of the characters were unlikeable, self-pitying, cynical, self-absorbed, and simply unbearable. I realize that to some degree this was the point -- the characters are supposed to be "human" and flawed -- but their extreme lack of empathy for others actually made them seem like

Shriver has produced a disquieting book, but for me ultimately satisfying. There are so many inter-related issues swirling around in it that its hard to get a grip on any one thing. But Ill try to share some of my thoughts.Number one, Im so grateful to live in a country where a life-threatening illness wont bankrupt me. Not to say that there are no expenses involved, but certainly not the bloodletting that happens in the United States. Yes, Im Canadian and I will be staying here,