5 stars
Genre: Humorous crime fiction
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Pros:
- Funny; dark humor
- Plenty of great Nigerian references
- Wildly original
Cons:
- Entertaining; had me flipping the pages
- Unusual ending that didn’t quite meet my expectations
- Some loose ends left dangling, particularly regarding the backstory
This book totally blew me away. It feels like poetry jumping off the pages.
First off, I loved the idea of the sister relationship as it involves murders. Then it’s got an amazing Lagos vibe which I really enjoyed. I love how Braithwaite is able to pull off both dark and comedic.
My only slight issue came from the off-beat conclusion, but it does make you think…
A wonderful book that I flew through because of its unique vibrant characters and community.
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Summary
Reviewer
Jennifer J. Chow
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My Sister, the Serial Killer
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Thank you, Jen, for always educating me about the crime fiction genre, because I didn’t know there was a thing called “humorous crime fiction”. You’ve intrigued me with the line, “poetry jumping off of the pages”, so I might take a look. Thanks for the review!
You’re very welcome! I didn’t know that there was a genre like that either. It’s great to find innovative fiction.