ralentina reviewed My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
A fun read
4 stars
A very enjoyable book: original, funny, engrossing. At its core is the relationship between two sisters, Korede, tall - with unremarkable looks, an obsession for tidiness, and a strong sense of duty- and Ayoola, pretty, superficial, self-centered but devoted to her sister, and a serial-killer. T says it has won a lot of prizes that maybe would be better spent on more literary works. It's true that there isn't necessary a message or a second layer of meaning to give the book depth, but the first layer, so to speak, is never banal. I enjoyed how unlikeable but three dimensional everyone was. For example Dr. Perfect, the love interest of Korede who falls for Ayoola and turns out to be not so perfect after all. There's a great scene where Korede asks him what he likes about Ayoola, and cannot think of anything. Meanwhile Korede, who loves and hates Ayoola …
A very enjoyable book: original, funny, engrossing. At its core is the relationship between two sisters, Korede, tall - with unremarkable looks, an obsession for tidiness, and a strong sense of duty- and Ayoola, pretty, superficial, self-centered but devoted to her sister, and a serial-killer. T says it has won a lot of prizes that maybe would be better spent on more literary works. It's true that there isn't necessary a message or a second layer of meaning to give the book depth, but the first layer, so to speak, is never banal. I enjoyed how unlikeable but three dimensional everyone was. For example Dr. Perfect, the love interest of Korede who falls for Ayoola and turns out to be not so perfect after all. There's a great scene where Korede asks him what he likes about Ayoola, and cannot think of anything. Meanwhile Korede, who loves and hates Ayoola so fiercely, easily names many specifics that make her unique.
