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The Murders of Molly Southbourne
by Tade Thompson
Tade Thompson demonstrates his ability to write stories along the speculative fiction spectrum!
"The Murders of Molly Southbourne" is a unique blend of horror and science fiction, with the story moving back and forth between the two genres. The novella introduces us to a woman chained to a chair in a basement. Another woman enters the room, cares for her, then tells her a story that she needs to remember.
For as long as she can remember, Molly Southbourne has been able to replicate herself into clones of herself. However, these are no mere twins of Molly, but altered versions of her that try to kill her. The "mollys" are replicated from her blood, so she must be cautious about injuring herself. In addition, she has to learn how to defend herself and to defeat the other "mollys." Molly has no idea why this happens to her, but her parents are aware of her "condition" and teach her everything she needs to know in order to survive, but they don't explain to her why this happens to her.
Tade Thompson provides a believable story in which, readers ask themselves: What if that was me? What would I do? The story reveals the numerous incidents throughout Molly Southbourne's life that ends at the climax. Or, does it? How many mollys are there? How similar and different are each one from the other?
This story starts off as confusing the reader as it does the woman who is tied to the chair. But, by the end, enough is revealed that things start to make sense. Then, a decision is made and readers are left wondering: What next? The compassion readers will have for Molly Southbourne are genuine. And, readers will want more.
"The Murders of Molly Southbourne" is a fresh take on the genres of both horror and science fiction.
If you're interested in reading my other review of this book, then please click here: https://mistyaquavenatus.com/2019/06/27/why-you-need-to-read-the-murders-of-molly-southbourne.
"The Murders of Molly Southbourne" is a unique blend of horror and science fiction, with the story moving back and forth between the two genres. The novella introduces us to a woman chained to a chair in a basement. Another woman enters the room, cares for her, then tells her a story that she needs to remember.
For as long as she can remember, Molly Southbourne has been able to replicate herself into clones of herself. However, these are no mere twins of Molly, but altered versions of her that try to kill her. The "mollys" are replicated from her blood, so she must be cautious about injuring herself. In addition, she has to learn how to defend herself and to defeat the other "mollys." Molly has no idea why this happens to her, but her parents are aware of her "condition" and teach her everything she needs to know in order to survive, but they don't explain to her why this happens to her.
Tade Thompson provides a believable story in which, readers ask themselves: What if that was me? What would I do? The story reveals the numerous incidents throughout Molly Southbourne's life that ends at the climax. Or, does it? How many mollys are there? How similar and different are each one from the other?
This story starts off as confusing the reader as it does the woman who is tied to the chair. But, by the end, enough is revealed that things start to make sense. Then, a decision is made and readers are left wondering: What next? The compassion readers will have for Molly Southbourne are genuine. And, readers will want more.
"The Murders of Molly Southbourne" is a fresh take on the genres of both horror and science fiction.
If you're interested in reading my other review of this book, then please click here: https://mistyaquavenatus.com/2019/06/27/why-you-need-to-read-the-murders-of-molly-southbourne.