Crudo – 4/5 Stars This book has a central conceit that I think is less good and less necessary to the novel as a whole than the quality of the writing. This is a novel that unfolds across about two weeks in summer of 2017 as the narrator, who is fashioning herself as the writer Kathy Acker dealing with the lead up to her wedding. So it’s hard to capture the writing of this novel, but it feels a little like auto-writing and spends a […]
Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters
My Sister, the Serial Killer is the debut novel from Nigerian writer Oyinkan Braithwaite, and it packs a real punch! In under 300 pages, Braithwaite draws the reader into a fascinating story of Korede, our narrator, who finds herself repeatedly having to clean up her younger sister Ayoola’s messes. And those messes are the murders of her boyfriends, three and counting. The novel is something of a thriller, as we wait to see if Ayoola will kill again and if the sisters will escape the […]
It’s right there in the title
Before I get into this review, as I went to the Amazon page for the link, I scrolled down and saw the “Frequently Bought With” and it’s … Educated and Becoming. I am absolutely fascinated that this is the most common combination with this book. Who are you people? Do I want to know you or avoid you? My Sister, the Serial Killer is an absolutely incredible debut novel, massive props to Oyinkan Braithwaite. There’s a mild suspension of disbelief for this book (she makes her sister out […]