You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
juliafrat 's review for:
The Death I Gave Him
by Em X. Liu
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
going into this my expectations were soooo high because the premise sounds so amazing. 25 years in the future, elsinore labs (run by an AI named horatio) is locked down when the body of dr graham lichfield is discovered by his son, hayden. the few people in the building, including felicia xia and dr lichfield’s brother, quickly surmise the killer is among them.
even though each plot point closely mirrors that of the source material, hamlet, TDIGH still holds the reader in suspense, making for an electric and thrilling locked room mystery. liu effortlessly interweaves the themes of the original play while modernizing the characters in stunning interpretations. i seriously cannot get enough of the ophelia character, dear lord.
the narrative is so unique, told in multimedia format written by a grad student giving an accurate yet entertaining historical account of the tragedy at elsinore labs. there are footnotes and gruesome murders and gay robot sex. i will never get over the absolute literary genius of this novel. like who even thinks of this stuff!!!!
even though each plot point closely mirrors that of the source material, hamlet, TDIGH still holds the reader in suspense, making for an electric and thrilling locked room mystery. liu effortlessly interweaves the themes of the original play while modernizing the characters in stunning interpretations. i seriously cannot get enough of the ophelia character, dear lord.
the narrative is so unique, told in multimedia format written by a grad student giving an accurate yet entertaining historical account of the tragedy at elsinore labs. there are footnotes and gruesome murders and gay robot sex. i will never get over the absolute literary genius of this novel. like who even thinks of this stuff!!!!