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My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

wannabe_bennett_sister's review against another edition

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4.0

Dark, sharp and short.

lauramilitaru's review against another edition

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2.0

Aproape 2.5⭐️…
Ideea cărții mi s-a părut foarte interesanta și originală, cu un potențial enorm… putea fi o poveste tulburătoare și memorabilă, dar nu a fost aprofundată suficient (nici acțiunea, nici personajele).
Aveam mari așteptări de la acest roman, tocmai din cauza sinopsisului, dar am simțit că autoarea ne-a oferit mult prea puțin din tot... Mă așteptam să analizeze atât psihicul lui Korede, cât și cel al Ayoolei, să ne facă să înțelegem acțiunile lor, dar nu a făcut-o. Personajele nu au fost cu adevărat conturate.

“Soarele african strălucește viu,
Ne arde spinările,
Scalpurile,
Mințile.
Suntem mânioși fără motiv, dacă nu cumva
Motivul e soarele.
Frustrările noastre n-au temei, dacă nu cumva
Temeiul e soarele.”

Stilul de scriere mi s-a părut promițător, dar cred că romanul avea nevoie de mult mai multă muncă depusă, acum fiind prea simplist și sec pe alocuri…
Am sperat ca cel puțin la final să avem some kind of closure, one way or the other… dar nu, m-a dezamăgit din nou.

hayleyvem's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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lucyre's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.0

ecorinnes's review against another edition

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4.0

Why do I identify with both sisters?
This was dark and funny and hopeless and at it’s core quite serene.
DEFINITELY a good one to pick up to get out of a rut. Short and sweet, sour and silent. Tasty pick

alidareads's review against another edition

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dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0

Korede ist die große Schwester von der wunderschönen und beliebten Ayoola, die regelmäßig ihre Partner umbringt. Korede weiß schon, wie man alle Hinweise vernichten kann, wie man einen Ort so putzt, dass keine Spur mehr von Tod zu bemerken ist, denn durch Ayoola ist sie in Übung. 
Doch eines Tages verguckt sich Ayoola in den süßen Arzt, den Korede auf Arbeit schon lange anhimmelt. 
Wen muss Korede jetzt vor wem beschützen? 

"It takes a whole lot longer to dispose of a body than to dispose of a soul" - Korede

Dieses Buch war sehr interessant. Ich habe noch nie vorher einen Roman gelesen, in dem Mord vorkam, den ich nicht abbrechen musste. (Ich bin irgendwie zu sensibel für Krimis und Thriller usw.)
Es war sehr angenehm, dass die Spannung da war, es aber trotzdem vorwiegend um die Beziehung der Schwestern ging.

Neu für mich war, dass ich wirklich niemanden von den Charakteren mochte. Alle hatten etwas richtig oberflächliches oder fieses an sich. 
Das Buch selbst hätte mehr in die Tiefe gehen können und ich hätte mir mehr Entwicklung der Charaktere gewünscht, aber letztendlich war es okay so wie es ist.
Die kurzen Kapitel haben es sehr leicht gemacht, durch die Seiten zu fliegen :) 

🌟🌟🌟🌟/5

Kann ich empfehlen, wenn ihr Lust habt auf eine Mordgeschichte, in der es nicht nur darum geht, sondern mehr um die Familie der Täterin!

tabooksco_sauce's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

simonemr8's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

3.0

menniemenace's review against another edition

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3.0

I love the cover so much. It makes me think of a pilot for some reason.

The book wasn't bad. It's small and has many two-page chapters. The premise is interesting but the author shows rather than tells throughout the entire book, a teeny tiny monologue would've helped the characters a little bit.

I really sympathized with Korede. The girl needs some love.

aforeman's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5