Friday 8 May 2020


The Motion of the Body Through Space by [Shriver, Lionel]
The Motion Of The Body Through Space- Lionel Shriver-
Lionel Shriver’s entertaining send-up of today’s cult of exercise—which not only
encourages better health, but now like all religions also seems to promise meaning,
social superiority, and eternal life—an aging husband’s sudden obsession with extreme
sport makes him unbearable.”
I had to smile at this book. As with all Lionels books there is always a good solid plot and
characters you take to (or loathe!) and Lionel being a wordsmith always enlightens my
vocabulary. Remington (named after a typewriter) has decided at 60+ to do a marathon.
His wife Serenata has recently had to give up running after many,many years due to her
knees and feels that Remy is doing this to get back at her. She still exercises but in a
different way so as to reduce pressure on her joints. He meets Bambi  who becomes
his personal trainer- a person Seranta can’t stand. This is cleverly written (as with all
Lionel's books) with a study in exercise and overdoing it. Being a keen runner myself
I found this both interesting and amusing. The tribunal is brilliant and you totally get
Remington's standpoint and his clever use of history. A highly entertaining read especially
for anyone who has caught the fitness bug later in life. A read with a smile and
maybe, who knows, a message for all of us perhaps?  
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