Unraveling Oliver

Evil. The debut novel by Liz Nugent titled, Unraveling Oliver, presents multiple narrators helping us understand protagonist Oliver Ryan, and what led him to do what he did. From each narrator we learn a point of view about Oliver, and receive a building block relating to understanding this person. We learn about him being unwanted as a child, feeling envy, and mastering the arts of deception and manipulation. The psychological profile that Nugent assembles comes to define her view on the nature of evil. The structure and prose are finely developed in this promising author’s debut novel. Rating: Four-star (I like it) Click here to purchase Unraveling Oliver from amazon.com.