My Sister, the Serial Killer
Ratings351
Average rating3.7
15
Ratings351
Average rating3.7
Satire meets slasher in this short, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends.
"Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer."
Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her "missing" boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit.
A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works, is the bright spot in her life. She dreams of the day when he will realize they're perfect for each other. But one day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice. When he asks Korede for Ayoola's phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and what she will do about it.
Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite has written a deliciously deadly debut that's as fun as it is frightening.
Reviews with the most likes.
This book was a very quick read and I enjoyed it a lot! I kept laughing out loud while reading it and had to quote passages to my mom when she would ask what was so funny.
It's full of dark humour, but still reads light despite the tragic circumstances (no spoilers here, the title says it all). While reading you might feel irritation or even anger at the carelessness, childishness and egoism of the two sisters. Yet you still end up with a fuzzy warm feeling towards them (at least I did). Love concurs all, especially when it's the unconditional kind reserved for closest family members.
Sharp little novel, bitter and funny. Think I will give it to my sister for Christmas.
Fun, fast, and clever. I wanted more of a twist at the end, and definitely don't agree with the reviews that called it hilarious, but an interesting commentary on gender roles and family obligations.
Sent back to library before i finished, waiting on it to come back to me lol
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