Monday, December 31, 2018

My Sister the Serial Killer

My Sister the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite, 226 pages.

Korede has always been charged by her mother with looking out for her younger sister, Ayoola. Ayoola's propensity for, what, seeing threats where they aren't, especially from the men she is dating, acting a little rashly when she is upset, tends to put a bit of strain on Korede. Especially since Korede's not a big fan of activities like body disposal. This book was something new for me, or at least it felt new, in the situations it presents and the relatively calm acceptance of the relatively extraordinary by the characters. So, a fresh new voice with something very interesting to say, a quirky look at sibling rivalry, and overall a very good book.

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