Reviews

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

kirstenrose22's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this, and found it really compelling - especially in the small details (like how her husband keeps calling her while she's away to ask questions about child-related stuff, or how all the news stories on violence against women keep blurring together, because there are JUST SO MANY OF THEM). The 90s details really stood out to me as well. Just terrific.

marytreybig's review against another edition

Not feeling it. 

flerken7707's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

3.0

percyallen's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.0

it was fine, though i would hesitate to recommend it. i think the thriller plot is well-constructed and interesting, but the author tries to take on way too much, which causes it to drag and ultimately ends up diluting her message. if you found the “bean dad” episode of twitter entertaining and/or outraging, you may enjoy the large portions that i had to grit my teeth through. i also think that if you’re going to do a cancel culture storyline you should have something trenchant to say about it, which IMO makkai does not.

i agree with reviewers who point out missed opportunities to criticize the true-crime-industrial-complex; the main focus of the story is on gendered violence and rape culture.

delaneylarocca's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

kind of boring

linzy_g's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective

5.0

emathomas17's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Classism

lizzie_w123's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

what_myla_read's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

mikaelaw's review against another edition

4.0

This book was such an experience!! Psychologically thrilling and irresistible and compelling. The story bites and stings as Bodie navigates her own trauma and buried experiences alongside stories of sexual violence in the broader cultural context. Typically this would not be a book I would read before bed, but I could not put it down.