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I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai
25 reviews
nfoutty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident, Abortion, and Cancer
yes_smam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Misogyny
Minor: Abortion, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, Infidelity, and Gun violence
basicbookstagrammer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body shaming, Rape, Sexism, Racism, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Classism, Eating disorder, and Death of parent
hellocath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Infidelity, Classism, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Self harm, Cancer, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Suicide
becca_thegrimreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Bodie is not always terribly likeable. There are moments where you feel for her such as when she recounts the horrific bullying she suffered at school or her family’s tragic history. Then there are moments where I got incredibly angry with her as dismisses the accusations against her estranged husband, her response jarring with how she’s previously spoken about famous actresses treatment by Hollywood on her podcast. However this helps to make Bodie feel like a real person to me, though the book doesn’t delve into her hypocrisy.
Makkai focuses on many themes and issues throughout the book. We see how racial discrimination and classism played a role in the murder investigation the first time around. A prestigious school, Granby fights to protect its image as well as its staff and students leading the police to focus on a young black man. While rumours spread like wildfire through the school about Thalia sleeping with an older man, doing drugs, etc. these rumours are believed as facts. When Omar, a twenty three year old black man, is arrested and makes a confession which he later recants, no one questions it. But Bodie wonders if the real person Thalia was seeing was the music teacher Dennis Bloch. We don’t learn much about either Omar or Thalia, with the story more focused on Bodie’s experiences of everything. We don’t read of Omar’s experience in prison or the failed justice system, with very little filtered through Bodie’s voice. We also don’t learn anything of Thalia, the actual murder victim. It almost feels like a portrayal of the True Crime genre where the victims are often lost and forgotten in the noise around their cases.
I adored the writing throughout, highlighting many passages I read. I thought one of the interesting elements of this book was Makkai’s effective use of repetition. Throughout Makkai details different sexual assault/domestic abuse/murder cases all in one paragraph showing how often this happens, that it feels common place. This was a captivating read which I did enjoy, but left me questioning elements of it.
Thank you to Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group UK for the copy of this book. My review is honest and unbiased.
Graphic: Murder, Racism, Sexual content, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual harassment