Monday, March 25, 2024

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

 

This is a really, really good novel. It unfurls itself gradually and gracefully, making the point that what we know, or think we know, isn't always true and asking questions about true crime as an entertainment genre. The POV character is complex and something like complete, and remarkably sympathetic (if imperfect). There is some nifty--and honest--misdirection about what actually happened, but I think it's clear, and I think there will be people angry because there are two men who abused this teenage girl walking around free and an innocent man in prison for her murder.

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I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay

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