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How to murder your Boss – McMasters Handbuch zum Morden by Rupert Holmes

69 reviews

rh13's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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manonblackbeak_116's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'll admit, this book had started of on a slow pace...... but immediately somewhat halfway through, it picked up, especially as I'd grown to love the characters. It mostly focused on Cliff Iverson (who is the reason we know about McM), which gave me the idea that he was the mc, but then the story shifted to Gemma and Doria (Doria who became my favourite because of how truly intelligent she was)

But this book was so amazing. The characters, their developments and the plot was just on point. The fact that I'd wanted to cry when it was time for our beloved characters to depart McM said enough. Greatly recommend 10/10.

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peternunn's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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gothicsapphic's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was so fun to read! I loved the writing style of this book. All of the characters were very engaging and learning about their motivations and plans throughout the story kept me excited for the next chapter. My favorite part was the world building regarding McMasters and learning more about how the academy functioned in universe. Couldn't put this book down until I was finished! Just don't tell your boss you read this, the title may upset them a little.

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nclausel25's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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hannahsheil's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fun and enjoyable quirky book, nothing super enlightening or jaw dropping, but I enjoyed it. Love all of the anti-capitalism realness.

As always, I love a book with a map & the description of McMasters sounds idyllic.

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araecreative's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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parks_sb's review against another edition

2.75

It took a bit to get into this book. The premise is neat and the language use is fun and intentional. The setting of the book diverges at one point and I wish it had developed a little more before the change

I would have enjoyed more world building on the campus before the “students” left to complete their “theses”

. I was very disappointed by the presence of transphobia/homophobia/racist micro-aggressions towards the end of the text. It is set in the 1950s & I’ve seen some comments arguing that the author was trying to replicate realities of the time… but I disagree. These descriptions seemed unnecessary and harmful. one plot point hinged on transphobia in a very weird way.

One of the female “deletists” (murderers) cross-dressed and also deposited evidence that was used to conceal her identify and “embarrass” the victim posthumously (simultaneously implying that sex between 2 men would be such a scandal & reiterating harmful and dangerous stereotypes about trans people).

The female characters also experienced sexual violence &/or harassment and lacked much character development. There was also a strange pro-life argument squeezed into some of the final pages. I had higher hopes for this book but the content warnings mentioned above left a very bad taste.

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