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I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai

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laurwork's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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kchessrice's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

kirstenrose22's review against another edition

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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

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Not feeling it.

flerken7707's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense

3.0

percyallen's review against another edition

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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.