A review by mckenziereidhead
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

If I was just rating this out of my personal entertainment I’d only give it a 2! because it is not a cute, easy read that I’d grab again. This is not my fav genre and I read it for a book club. BUT I cannot deny it is so well written and makes the reader think hard. It questions the meaning of agency and what life is really for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol