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A review by startled_raccoon
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
Wow!! What a refreshing whodunnit mystery! This got me out of a short reading slump and now I'm ready to dive back in.
To start with, I had my reservations about this novel being a metafiction. Never been a fan of those. I want to be completely immersed in my fictions without reminders of its fictional aspects. But, I stand corrected. The author not only has deftly handled the meta part, but also made me chuckle at his anecdotes. Initially, it took me a while to get used to him addressing the readers directly, but a few chapters were all I needed to get hooked.
As for the story itself, I simply adore whodunnit, locked room mysteries. What I enjoyed even more were the small, yet crucial reveals scattered throughout the story till the end and just when I thought it's over, there's the epilogue. The story keeps you intrigued and delivers a lot more than just the big reveal at the end. My only critique is the breakdown of who, what, why by the protagonist aka the narrator. I would have appreciated a bit more explanation on certain conclusions he came to. Besides that, no other complaints, only praises from my side. Looking forward to other works by Benjamin Stevenson.
To start with, I had my reservations about this novel being a metafiction. Never been a fan of those. I want to be completely immersed in my fictions without reminders of its fictional aspects. But, I stand corrected. The author not only has deftly handled the meta part, but also made me chuckle at his anecdotes. Initially, it took me a while to get used to him addressing the readers directly, but a few chapters were all I needed to get hooked.
As for the story itself, I simply adore whodunnit, locked room mysteries. What I enjoyed even more were the small, yet crucial reveals scattered throughout the story till the end and just when I thought it's over, there's the epilogue. The story keeps you intrigued and delivers a lot more than just the big reveal at the end. My only critique is the breakdown of who, what, why by the protagonist aka the narrator. I would have appreciated a bit more explanation on certain conclusions he came to. Besides that, no other complaints, only praises from my side. Looking forward to other works by Benjamin Stevenson.