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Publisher's Summary
"Feverishly hot." (Paula Hawkins)
"The wittiest and most fun murder party you've ever been invited to." (Marie Claire)
"Pulpy, peppery and sinister, served up in a comic deadpan...This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember." (The New York Times)
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 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.
What the critics say
"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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- Dee
- 2018-11-24
A unique and enjoyable listen!
I pre-ordered this book and was very excited to settle into the listen. It was as advertised!
The quirky writing lent itself to the quirky main character, Ayoola (eye-oh-lah). Ayoola had the tendency to dispense with her love interests using a knife inherited from her father, who, as it happens, was a piece of work in his own right. I didn't like Ayoola much.
I guess you shouldn't like serial killers but, as was the case with Dexter, some serial killers can have redeeming qualities. Ayoola did not.
Ayoola's sister Korede (core-ah-dee) was the quintessential, albeit reluctant, 'clean-up man'. Now Korede I did like!!
The dynamic between the two sisters is the backdrop for the story (and the killings.) The story was dark but it was also weird and unique. I finished it in one sitting.
The narrator was excellent, in every sense of the word! Her voice and cadence merged expertly with the written word and the story just came to life.
The title and the opening sequence is basically a tell-all so this is not a mystery. The enjoyment in this listen is more subtle and may not be for everyone. I loved it!!
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- Tijuana
- 2018-11-25
Great, Quick Read
This was a good relaxing read about how one sister’s love protects another while jealousy is still present in their relationship.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
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- Lara Weinheimer
- 2018-11-23
Lyrical prose of death and sisterly love
Beautifully written and terribly disturbing. This book is really a poem about life and death and the people who bring us each: mothers and fathers, nurses and doctors, and murderers. Korede must choose what she will become, who she will support; her serial killer of a sister or the rest of the world. She will have to choose between herself and her sister, and the cost of either choice is high.
This was a truly exceptional noir novel set in Nigeria, with its strong patriarchal rules. Each chapter in a peek into Korede's life, both now and when she was a child. These chapters form a well rounded and flawed person who is trying to figure out her place in the world.
Finally the narration was superb, as lyrical as the prose. I will gladly listen to any of her other works.
Definitely worth the credit.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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- D. Alexander
- 2018-12-26
That’s it?!!!
The story was OK, it kept me engaged. The only reason I lowered the rating is due to the ending. The ending of the story was so abrupt, it was as if the author did not finish the last chapter. So now the readers are left hanging and wondering about the last conversation, but not in a way that most books do to give you a hint into the future. It was just like, “Ms. X walks into the room with her family. The end.” My initial thought was, quote wait, did I just get a bad copy of the audiobook. Or is there a part two that I didn’t download?”
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- Lisa Wheeler
- 2018-11-26
Interesting story and amazing narration
I totally enjoyed this book. The narrator really made the characters come alive. I love coming upon unique books and this is one. Although the book's title tells you what the book is about; it's also about family, especially inherited and assumed roles that can be a burden. The book's subject matter is dark but there are also lots of darkly comedic moments. After I started listening to this book, I couldn't pick up a magazine without reading a great review of the book and was excited to hear that it has been optioned for a film. I will go to see it and hope it does this book justice
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- Celeste Faison
- 2019-01-04
The narrator is dry and you miss the humor
it's a really funny book but you wouldn't know listening to the melancholy monotoned narrator.
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- Tonita Ison
- 2019-01-20
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the ending was terrible! there was no conclusion to anything. Good story just no ending and that's what makes it not such a good story.
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- jmede
- 2019-01-19
Thoroughly enjoyable!
This book was great read - murder
with humor. I needed a break from some of the heavier murder/psychological thrillers I’ve been reading and this was the perfect fit. The main character is likable and as the story unfolds, we begin to follow her reasoning. The narrator was perfect too.
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- nancy
- 2019-01-19
very interesting!
description of middle class Nigerian life, including family violence. and the potential lifelong results. still thinking...
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- Nicole Jones
- 2019-01-18
Great Read
Loved it but narrator needs inflection and comedic aspects. I could tell when some parts should have been more hilarious then they were portrayed. Great book though. ould see this as a film. A Dramedy!
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