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

69 reviews

khourianya's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative medium-paced

Strangely satisfying. Well worth the read.

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jhbandcats's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A darkly humorous approach to getting rid of people who *really* deserve to be gone from this world. Employers are the main focus here but of course these techniques are universal when the goal is murder.

The book is a fresh look at an ancient idea - how to get away with murder - and it’s cleverly told from several viewpoints so we get a well-rounded story. Each of the murderers-to-be is a sympathetic character, having suffered greatly at the hands of their future victims, and I was rooting for them all.

I appreciated the clever wordplay the most, but also enjoyed learning about the varied curriculum (Wump = Wardrobe, Makeup, & Prosthetics; the Track Meet = track your prey, meet up with them for the killing) and the many sets (cozy bars and Chinese restaurants, forests, even a mini-castle accessible only via gondola).

All in all an entertaining book but something about it just wasn’t 5-star category, and I can’t figure out why. This is the type of book that would normally make me swoon - funny, calculating, sick, a bit gory - but I just wasn’t swept off my feet, unlike a murder victim or two.

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imds's review against another edition

3.5

Diverse cast of characters: No

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sprossa's review against another edition

1.0

I genuinely enjoyed this book VERY much! My critique, and what knocks it down half a star, is that I found a couple things a bit problematic. I didn’t love the way

Doria killed her targeted and the use of drag in her story, I get it but I think in todays climate it felt off to demonize queer gender expression. I also felt that Gemma being immediately failed had she not saved Adele’s life (even not knowing she was pregnant) felt a bit off. It makes sense for the time period of the book, but I’m just not sure I like either inclusion.

I don’t think either of these ruined my experience and they’re not blatantly problematic, I do think the book is funny and a genuinely enjoyable thriller (from someone who doesn’t read thrillers) but it did dampen my enjoyment just a little!

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gabydoesgrowth's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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: Complicated

I think this was a well executed book. At first, I thought I would find the narrative setup confusing, and while I did find myself double-checking I was filling the right storyline a few times, overall I think it was successful.

Hearing the two voices was also refreshing and helped the 14hr audiobook feel like it wasn’t droning on. It was interesting to me that Neil Patrick Harris was on it!

Also!

They killed the dean! They literally murdered their employer and he didn’t even realize that they told him they were gonna do it over and over! And now, the volume one part is explained so we won’t be getting another volume. And Cliff and Gemma get a chance at happily ever after. It’s pretty ingenious.

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zellizabeth8764's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny tense 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: Complicated

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drastichopeful's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really, really liked this book! The characters were funny, the plotting was tense, and the ending was fantastic. Saying too much more would spoil things.

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