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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
19 reviews
cmc027's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction
ashmak06's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Blood, and Medical content
bubblehead_1994's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
cartridgepink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Last year I went to a Melb Writers Festival event where Ben was a speaker. I hadn't read the book but was a fan of him + his brother's musical comedy. Panel goes well, Ben cracks jokes all the way through, then they open it up to Q&A and an elderly lady in the front row says, "Are you actually a comedian?" Honestly as brutal as some of the murders in the book. Gotta respect it.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy
mainjane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
75ayla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I very much enjoyed the satirical way the author wrote this. You won’t guess the twist at end in a way I’m not sure felt entirely satisfying but in a way that gave a very dramatic ending.
I would say if you’re looking for a comical take on a thriller this is probably the way for you to so.
That being said check your trigger warnings before you get started, especially is child death is on that list for you. Not positive if this would be considered a big spoiler so I marked it just to be safe.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
cady_sass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
toffishay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
kmsander4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
As a lover of mystery and crime novels, you get used to the norms of these books - the same ones Ern lays our for us before the story even begins. You know what's coming next because you know the formula. But this one turns a lot of that on its head.
It isn't like the story is filled with supernatural twists and surprise twin brothers, it's just that your narrator is outright telling you that they're reliable and that makes you even more suspicious. Before you even start the story, you know which pages feature deaths, and yet you can't trust it. Even before that, you know the title and yet...you can't piece together how all of it makes sense until the very last page.
I'm sure there are some readers that will find the dark humour and breaking of the fourth wall distracting, but I found it incredibly refreshing! This is a brand new take on detective fiction that I would return to over and over again.
Have already started recommending this one and will continue for the foreseeable future!
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Drug abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Vomit, and Medical content