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GR suggests that Zoe Heller is a similar author to Lionel Shriver but I beg to differ. Having said that, The Believers is very much a readable novel in it's own right.
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A 4 ★ for this novel. I am disappointed Heller has written only one other book. Hope she gets another one to her publisher soon; she is a talented writer. ...more
I usually enjoy novels about human relationships and family dynamics. It is not necessary for me to like the characters in order to like the book. But, these characters’ reactions and interactions were both unlikable and incomprehensible. I hated spending time in their company. Clearly, Heller is trying to make a statement about religious beliefs tenaciously held despite observable evidence and rational arguments that contradict them. The parents’ fanatical socialism parallels the daughter’s exp
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This beautifully written book connected with me in so many ways. The description of what Joel looked like to his family when they first saw him after his stroke was perfect and exactly what I felt upon seeing my own once vital and strong Dad immediately after his. The descriptions of NYC in the summer were exactly how I felt during hot weather there. As a family member of a left wing organizer, even radical posturing of the characters and the actions they sometimes take which are seemingly contr
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