![]() ![]() Time loops are one of my favourite plot devices, so this is a snappy read and I found the banter between Cyril and Kay quite enjoyable and achingly, brutally English. The novel tells twelve alternate results of their plan, including changes of heart, rogue man-in-a-vans, family interventions over pulling the plug (or not), and some more sci-fi ventures into cyrogenics and medical miracles that reverse aging. The plot focuses on Kay and Cyril, a British couple approaching old age who agree in their fifties to spare the NHS the trouble and commit suicide together when they reach eighty, which eventually falls at the beginning of Covid lockdowns in March 2020. The celebrated author of the extremely American We Need To Talk About Kevin has lived in the UK for the better part of the 21st century, and Should We Stay or Should We Goshows she’s finally arrived at a British milestone: grumpiness. Lionel Shriver may have finally gone native. ![]()
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