Reviews with content warning for Violence - My Murder

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puckishrogue's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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mfair's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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knikchevich's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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cyberhavok's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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katie_killebrew's review

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Fast-paced and entertaining. The narrator’s droll observations add levity to an otherwise grim serial killer-focused plot line. Most enjoyable for me (maybe because it was unexpected) was the author’s imagined not-so-distant future when the story takes place. Self-driving “autos,” VR second skins, and ultra high-tech screens and specs gave it an unexpected sci-fi spin.

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americattt's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

“You come up with your reasons after the fact, for why you did what you did, but it feels like you’re telling yourself a story. A story about yourself...Maybe it’s best for us just to say, I had my reasons. Even if I don’t know what they are, they must exist, because I did what I did.”

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serene216's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

My Murder is set in a world very similar to our own bar a few technological differences, including the ability to bring people back from the dead. Lou was a young mother when she became the 5th victim of a serial killer. She has been brought back from the dead and is now reintegrating back into her life, including attending support meetings with the killer’s other victims who have also been replicated. Lou can’t remember her attack and, wanting to learn more, arranges to visit the killer in prison. She is stunned when he denies having killed her but readily admits his role in the other murders. Other people tell her they’ve always suspected that he wasn’t her killer. Of course Lou can’t rest until she finds out exactly what happened to her.

If you are looking for world building and are keen to learn about the technology behind replication this is not the book for you. What it is is a whodunnit with a twist unlike anything I’ve seen in either genre (speculative fiction and mystery/thriller) before. I particularly liked its exploration of new motherhood, the struggles that entails and the toll it can take on a woman and her sense of identity. I also thought the book had some smart things to say about the privilege of wealth, corruption, society’s obsession with true crime and the pros and cons of social media, gaming and online communities. I was intrigued by Lou’s job - therapeutic holding - and what it says about the impact of technology and virtual reality on basic human needs. A quick and enjoyable read but not one that will have a lasting impact on me.

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