The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver
Taste attributes: science fictiondramapsychologicalfresh & originalunsavourylinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeMoving and unsavoury: an inventive science-fiction novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
It is 2029. The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune filtering down when their 97-year-old patriarch dies. Yet America's soaring national debt has grown so enormous that it can never be repaid. Under siege from an upstart international currency, the dollar is in meltdown. A bloodless world war will wipe out the savings of millions of American families.
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- Author
- Lionel Shriver
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 431
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- Open Library
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