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A review by literaryjunarin
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
"One makes mistakes when there is confusion between having a future at all and having the future one wants.”
DESCRIPTION: While on her daily walk with her dog in a secluded woods, a woman comes across a note, handwritten and carefully pinned to the ground by stones. “Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn’t me. Here is her dead body.” But there is no dead body. From this note, the narrator imagines who Magda is and lists the murder suspects.
This book is the embodiment of overthinking. I didn't really like it. I read We Spread by Iain Reid 3 weeks ago so I believe I have had my fill of unravelling mind narratives of old women.
DESCRIPTION: While on her daily walk with her dog in a secluded woods, a woman comes across a note, handwritten and carefully pinned to the ground by stones. “Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn’t me. Here is her dead body.” But there is no dead body. From this note, the narrator imagines who Magda is and lists the murder suspects.
This book is the embodiment of overthinking. I didn't really like it. I read We Spread by Iain Reid 3 weeks ago so I believe I have had my fill of unravelling mind narratives of old women.