Literary
Crime
2003
Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller
Published in Spanish as Diario de un escandalo
Barbara's loyalty to her new friend is passionate and unstinting and when Sheba is discovered having an illicit affair with one of her pupils, Barbara quickly elects herself as Sheba's chief defender.
What it is
A narrator who doesn't tell you the truth · pitch-black comedy
What happens in it
Unreliable narrator
School setting
How it feels
Before you pick it up
Is it for you?
It's for you if…
- you enjoy not trusting who's telling it
- you like a book that leaves you uneasy
- you're drawn to the dark side of people
Maybe not if…
- you're after something comforting
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