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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You can’t help but be swept up in it.
There are two kinds of mystery novels: good ones which the reader has hope of solving on their own and bad ones which don’t give any reader the chance at ever figuring it out on their own.
In the second, there’s an annoying point where everything becomes too complicated for the reader to ever solve themselves.
This novel is the first to ever reach that annoying point and continue in such a convoluted way that it creates a secret third option where having no hope of ever unraveling the mystery becomes actually entertaining.
There are two kinds of mystery novels: good ones which the reader has hope of solving on their own and bad ones which don’t give any reader the chance at ever figuring it out on their own.
In the second, there’s an annoying point where everything becomes too complicated for the reader to ever solve themselves.
This novel is the first to ever reach that annoying point and continue in such a convoluted way that it creates a secret third option where having no hope of ever unraveling the mystery becomes actually entertaining.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism