Double Fault Audiobook

" Full of insight on the difficulties in relationships despite best intentions. "

" Very readable, but disturbing book. I previously read "We need to talk about Kevin", and the heroine was not at all heroic. Neither is the female character in this book. However, I could not put it down. Shriver writes well about relationships, her female characters are fascinating, but not likable. "

" I think I dislike Shriver's outlook on life. I certainly dislike the feeling I have after reading this novel. She writes well, and I think says true things, but she creates powerfully unpleasant characters whom I don't particularly want to get to know. I hated Willy. I hated Eva in We Need to Talk About Kevin. If I ever read another of her books, it won't be for a while. "

" Lionel Shiver manages to get the right level of depression into her books - she is very good at her observations of human relationships - though this book doesn't have enough of a story for it's length. "

" Didn't like this. It's the story of two professional tennis players who marry, told from her point of view. I couldn't relate to the characters, they never became real to me. "

" Not my favorite of her work, but interesting to read. Unrelentingly dark, though. The prose bothered me every now and then. "

" OK if you're into tennis speak "

" I love the way Lionel can take an unlikable character and still make you interested in their story. Her writing style is amazing and she tells stories that really have you examining your own character in relation to the ones she has created. I'm looking forward to reading more by her. "

" Again, wanted to like this as much as I liked "Kevin" but fell far short. The protagonist is kind of pathetic and got on my nerves as soon as she started her slide down hill. Plus the second half of the book could really be condensed in to two paragraphs...felt unecessarily drawn out and painful. "

" Excellent. All about a couple who meet through playing tennis - Willy and Eric. "

" This is a case of reading a brilliant book by this author ("We Need to Talk About Kevin") and thinking another novel by the same author would be equally good. Sadly it wasn't. "

" This was the first Lionel Shriver book that I read. Since then I've read "We need to Talk about Kevin" and "The Post-Birthday World", each better than the last. "Double Fault" followed two people falling in love whose relationship becomes destructive. Beautifully written. "

" Ho hum. Didn't care much about the characters, unsympathetic and not that interesting. Held my interest enough to finish it but didn't really like it that much even while reading it. "

" Wallowing, uninsightful, smug. 'We Need to Talk about Kevin' this was not. More masochism than art, the ultimate crime of 'Double Fault' is the suffocating monotony of the whole affair. In short: It's simply boring. "

" Double fault indeed. "

" I just could not get into this book at all despite trying several times. Gave up a third of the way through and have no intention of attempting it again. "

" Parralels between professional tennis players and marriage. The woman gets injured and falls in the ranks while her husbands goes nowhere but up. Tedious at times and not as good as her others. Maybe I just don't like tennis that much? "

" I liked some of Lionel Shriver's books, but I did not like this one at all. I think this is because I find tennis boring and coquettish banter irritating. "

" Refreshingly honest and brutal blow of the hardships of marriage. "

" Exploration of a relationship between two aspiring tennis champions. An interest in tennis I think helps with this book. Shriver offers inciteful insights into these two truly competitive personalities. "

" I thought that this was good book, though I didn't care for Willy much. But once I think about it, I think I can understand a bit with what she was feeling. "

" I really enjoyed this book. The main character was just nasty and selfish and not thoughtful towards her husband and I liked how she wasn't perfect and couldn't fix her bad behavior. Very realistic author. "

" I liked some of Lionel Shriver's books, but I did not like this one at all. I think this is because I find tennis boring and coquettish banter irritating. "

" Didn't like the two main characters and couldn't wait to finish book - didn't care what happened to them "

" This is a must read. Absolutely excellent. It demonstrates how one cannot remove the ego even from a loving relationship. "