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My Sister, the Serial Killer

Auteur(s): Oyinkan Braithwaite
Narrateur(s): Adepero Oduye
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“Pulpy, peppery and sinister, served up in a comic deadpan…This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember.” –NEW YORK TIMES

“The wittiest and most fun murder party you’ve ever been invited to.” –MARIE CLAIRE

WINNER OF THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER
FINALIST FOR THE 2019 WOMEN’S PRIZE

A short, darkly funny, hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends

“Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer.”

Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola’s third boyfriend in a row is dead.

Korede’s practicality is the sisters’ saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her “missing” boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit.

Korede has long been in love with a kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where she works. She dreams of the day when he will realize that she’s exactly what he needs. But when he asks Korede for Ayoola’s phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and how far she’s willing to go to protect her.

Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite’s deliciously deadly debut is as fun as it is frightening.

©2018 Oyinkan Braithwaite (P)2018 Random House Audio Crime Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction féminine Fiction policière Littérature et fiction Suspense Tueurs en série Meurtre Comédie Drôle

Ce que les critiques en disent

"Braithwaite's debut is written in quick, economical chapters that brilliantly render the setting.... A darkly, darkly funny novel.... It strips away the romanticism of the complicated sisterly relationship but perfectly illustrates its complicated contradictions." (Booklist)

"Who is more dangerous? A femme fatale murderess or the quiet, plain woman who cleans up her messes? In My Sister, the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite answers that question with an original and compelling debut. I never knew what was going to happen, but found myself pulling for both sisters, as I relished the creepiness and humor of this modern noir." (Helen Ellis, New York Times best-selling author of American Housewife)

"Disturbing, sly and delicious, Braithwaite's novel compels us to consider the limits of loyalty and the insidious weight of silence." (Ayobami Adebayo, author of Stay with Me)

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It’s almost 6am and I should be asleep but I can’t stop listening to this. This book was written and performed excellently, surpassed all my expectations especially as I haven’t read a book in almost 4 years.

WOW

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i enjoyed the story very much. i kept waiting for the main character to reach her limit..but she surprised me in the end.

great story of 2 sisters and their bond

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I freaking LOVE this book :-) :-) :-)

(Hmmnnn... if I've used these exact words to begin another review, don't let that take away from this one; I SUPER mean it, when/if-ever I use them, :-) and, apparently, have favourite phrases I use in my speech/writing ;-D )

Oyinkan Braithwaite's "My Sister, The Serial Killer" is a lot of fun, making me laugh out loud over and over again while listening to it :-) :-) :-) It's very well written, with an intriguing, rather original plot, and, bonus, a glimpse into everyday, Nigerian life :-) :-) I'm looking forward to reading (ok, listening to ;-) ) more Oyinkan Braithwaite books as they appear on Audible.ca :-D OH! Wait! She wrote an awesome chapter (that I JUST finished listening to) in the really enjoyable Audible Original "The Twisted Women's Book Club" that consists of many chapters, each written by a different, well-known author.

AWESOME, with just the right amount of wit :-) :-) :-)

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Interesting read, it kept me engaged, the narrator's voice was dreamy and almost soothing.

I liked the ending. This book isn't about the murders themselves - it's about how the protagonist navigates her sister's murders, their solidarity rooted in shared family trauma and misogyny, and how the protagonist's attitudes about the murders develop over time. In my opinion, the ending is resolved - the protagonist's actions show that she's made a final choice! The inner ambivalence and internal conflict present throughout the novel becomes resolved. It makes you think about why the protagonist might have made the choice that she did.

Easy and engaging listening

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I really enjoyed this book and listened as often as possible. It really captivated me. I learned a lot about another culture, and the narrator did people's voices and accents perfectly. Given that the book had me on the edge of my seat the whole time, (SPOILERS) I thought the ending would be big and a cliffhanger. It surprised me that it didn't tie up loose ends and also didn't end in more murder or repercussions. I was hoping for a big cliffhanger and maybe a sequel. Oh well. I'm still really glad I read this. More people should read books by authors who are people of colour.

Captivating but ending was lackluster

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it was well read and a good story.... not funny really at all though.

not funny

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The climax did not really meet the slow build of the plot. Just felt like it sort of fizzled out at the end. Well read though.

Story was just okay

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This was a really interesting story but I felt like it jumped around a bit and parts of the story were left unanswered.

good story but felt incomplete

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Interesting story. Very beginner friendly and easy to get into. As a Nigerian I found the narrator’s fake nigerian accent a tad bit annoying

Nice

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was funny and entertained me discussing sisterhood, colourism and jealousy - all during a thriller! I also loved that there was a historical aspect to it. My only criticism is that I wanted more - more on the knife, more on their father, JUST MORE!

Witty and Jawdropping

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