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This book is beautifully written! Williams had me hooked from the very beginning and did an excellent job of unwinding the story with beautiful, flowy language. I can't wait to reread this knowing the ending to see what hints I can pick up on that I missed the first time.

If you were let down by Grady Hendrix's The Final Girls Support Grpup but loved the premise, this book will absolutely redeem it for you.

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dark mysterious 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

4.0

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kry_yang's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

randomly saw this book was available on libby and downloaded it. honestly i was SHOCKED at how much i enjoyed it. i read it over the course the 2 days and it definitely kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. i really enjoyed the author's prose and narration and i loved the sci-fi elements of this story. i wish the side characters were more developed/nuanced, particularly towards the end of the story--and i do think the sci-fi parts of the story (VR, cloning, hover cars, etc.) could have done with a bit more development. but this was such a fascinating combination of literary fiction, speculative sci-fi, and murder-mystery thriller with lots of philosophical commentary on motherhood, "the self," autonomy/agency etc. definitely unique and compelling and something i've never encountered before and that warrants a high rating imo.

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emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Original, startling, beautifully written speculative crime fiction. I found myself recommending it to a friend who reads in neither genre, though, based purely on the writing. It's literary in its use of language and emotional exploration, but still a propulsive read with plenty of plot that kept me turning pages all night.

Only 280 pages, and I read it in one day, two sittings. I'm impressed by Williams's ability to spin a tale so complete, compelling, and creative in a book of this length. I already had Tell the Machine Goodnight on my radar but hadn't yet gotten around to it because speculative fiction isn't my go-to genre, but after reading My Murder, I'm excited to give it a try.

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