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A review by kmsander4
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I loved this book. The writing style is so different and - dare I say - weird as hell, and I absolutely ate it up.
As a lover of mystery and crime novels, you get used to the norms of these books - the same ones Ern lays our for us before the story even begins. You know what's coming next because you know the formula. But this one turns a lot of that on its head.
It isn't like the story is filled with supernatural twists and surprise twin brothers, it's just that your narrator is outright telling you that they're reliable and that makes you even more suspicious. Before you even start the story, you know which pages feature deaths, and yet you can't trust it. Even before that, you know the title and yet...you can't piece together how all of it makes sense until the very last page.
I'm sure there are some readers that will find the dark humour and breaking of the fourth wall distracting, but I found it incredibly refreshing! This is a brand new take on detective fiction that I would return to over and over again.
Have already started recommending this one and will continue for the foreseeable future!
As a lover of mystery and crime novels, you get used to the norms of these books - the same ones Ern lays our for us before the story even begins. You know what's coming next because you know the formula. But this one turns a lot of that on its head.
It isn't like the story is filled with supernatural twists and surprise twin brothers, it's just that your narrator is outright telling you that they're reliable and that makes you even more suspicious. Before you even start the story, you know which pages feature deaths, and yet you can't trust it. Even before that, you know the title and yet...you can't piece together how all of it makes sense until the very last page.
I'm sure there are some readers that will find the dark humour and breaking of the fourth wall distracting, but I found it incredibly refreshing! This is a brand new take on detective fiction that I would return to over and over again.
Have already started recommending this one and will continue for the foreseeable future!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Drug abuse
Minor: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Suicide, and Medical content