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A review by goatsrsexy
Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-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
5.0
Okay this book is so great! And it's a debut by a Canadian author which we love!!
Julie and her twin, Chloe, were separated as young children after their parents died in a car crash. Julie went to live with her aunt while Chloe got adopted by an affluent white family. Julie grew up poor and feeling pretty unloved, and as a teenager she found Chloe on the internet because she'd become an influencer.
The sisters never really reconnect and Julie feels some bitterness towards Chloe, but when she gets a weird call from her sister she decides to go check on her and finds her dead body. Figuring all of Chloe's fame and money shouldn't go to waste, Julie makes a split decision to take her life and pretend to be her.... Shockingly she seems to pull it off, but there's something very strange and ominous going on with Chloe's group of influencer friends.
I really loved this book! It started off as an interesting story about influencer culture and slowly turned into a horror novel with hints of surrealism. Near the end of the book I was actually horrified and couldn't look away (in a good way). I would definitely recommend this book to most people and also, I kinda wanna see a movie of this lol.
Thank you to Simon and Schuster Canada for the advanced copy!
Julie and her twin, Chloe, were separated as young children after their parents died in a car crash. Julie went to live with her aunt while Chloe got adopted by an affluent white family. Julie grew up poor and feeling pretty unloved, and as a teenager she found Chloe on the internet because she'd become an influencer.
The sisters never really reconnect and Julie feels some bitterness towards Chloe, but when she gets a weird call from her sister she decides to go check on her and finds her dead body. Figuring all of Chloe's fame and money shouldn't go to waste, Julie makes a split decision to take her life and pretend to be her.... Shockingly she seems to pull it off, but there's something very strange and ominous going on with Chloe's group of influencer friends.
I really loved this book! It started off as an interesting story about influencer culture and slowly turned into a horror novel with hints of surrealism. Near the end of the book I was actually horrified and couldn't look away (in a good way). I would definitely recommend this book to most people and also, I kinda wanna see a movie of this lol.
Thank you to Simon and Schuster Canada for the advanced copy!