I Have Some Questions for You
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Narrated by:
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JD Jackson
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Julia Whelan
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By:
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Rebecca Makkai
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'Whip-smart and uncompromising' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'Quietly riveting' IRISH TIMES
'It's the perfect crime' NEW YORKER
'Impressive and complex' GUARDIAN
'Addictive' OPRAH DAILY
The riveting new novel from the author of The Great Believers, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award
A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past: the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the 1995 murder of a classmate, Thalia Keith. Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia's death and the conviction of the school's athletics coach, Omar Evans, are the subject of intense fascination online, Bodie prefers-needs-to let sleeping dogs lie.
But when The Granby School invites her back to teach a two-week course, Bodie finds herself inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent flaws. In their rush to convict Omar, did the school and the police overlook other suspects? Is the real killer still out there? As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid, Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn't as much of an outsider at Granby as she'd thought-if, perhaps, back in 1995, she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case.
One of the most acclaimed contemporary American writers, Rebecca Makkai reinvents herself with each of her brilliant novels. Both a transfixing mystery and a deeply felt examination of one woman's reckoning with her past, I Have Some Questions for You is her finest achievement yet.©2023 Rebecca Makkai (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK
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- the typist
- 01-03-23
Missed Opportunity
I’m genuinely struggling to believe that same author, who wrote ‘The Great Believers’ wrote this bland, mediocre mystery thriller. Initially I assumed we would get a fierce and intelligent takedown of the patriarchy. A story that turned the whole ‘girl gets murdered’ trope on its head. Empowering the victim and giving us insight into a messed up society. Instead, we get a soapy melodrama, with too many random characters, a very weird time shift, and ultimately a boring story. I was intrigued by all of the oblique references to well-known murder cases, as I honestly thought the author was going to do something with, or say something about, them. But she didn’t. It’s just background noise. Reads like a missed opportunity.
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- Sarah Easter
- 07-12-23
Excellent
A truly compelling story on every level- very well structured, plus themes and ideas I will be thinking about for a long time to come. A huge recommend.
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- L
- 30-03-23
Secret History meets Serial
Loved it - great narration, high end psychological thriller/murder mystery with wry, smart humour, deeper issues really well explored - not remotely preachy makes you think and relate. Really works on audible. Heard about it on podcast First Draft, an inspiring interview with the author. Now want to read all her work.
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- Rachael E Stiles
- 28-04-23
Solid B+
Really enjoyed this - a well written, clever and insightful take on society’s preoccupation with true crime, especially murdered women and girls. (Maybe if there weren’t so many, we wouldn’t be so preoccupied…) But still manages to be funny and not preachy.
You’re always in safe hands with Julia Whelan for a good listening experience.
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- Daniel W.
- 30-03-23
Brilliant
Great story, and great performance, really well plotted and paced. Reviewers who can't understand the ending should stick to picture books.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-10-23
A story with a great sense of place
I loved the narrator and the story she ‘stumbled’ her way through. It was poignant and thoughtful. A really impressive book. I think the characters will stay with me for a long time.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-08-23
weird
this was a weird book 📖. I finished it, but I still don't get the point of this book. it wasn't bad, just slow and pointless. great narrator. I also didn't like the ending. Basically, everything that happened from the beginning was for nothing.
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- BM
- 28-04-24
Ok story but the arrogance cuteness of the main character becomes a challenge to deal with.
A conflicting listen where you bounce between interested engagement and annoyance, partly due to the tone of the narration and partly due to the all too brilliant wisdom and constant self analysis of the main character who becomes increasingly irritating. The story is from the first person perspective and switches from the present to the past with the principal character possessing perfect recall of key details, this keeps jarring the listener out of story line. It’s a good tale overall, however the too clever narration and the large group of tortured genius teenagers living in a high school version of Oxford University can become too much after a while. May be a better read than listen.
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- eleni charalampopoulou
- 10-07-23
Gripping storyline. Was it a great book, though?
I kept listening to learn who the killer was. Interesting plot lines, some noteable sociocultural commentary but nothing really that made me say this was a really good book. The narrator was great in my opinion.
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- August74
- 10-06-23
A magnificent book.
You get good stories and you get good writers. And sometimes you’re lucky enough to get both. This is not only a brilliant thriller, it’s a beautifully written book. It’s managed to be utterly gripping and also meditative. The ending is very clear - the reader who thought it was inconclusive is wrong. The person who thought it ignorant is living on another planet, and giving Julia Whelan a 1 point score as narrator just highlights that. I could not stop listening. I loved it. I cared deeply about the characters and what happened to them. Bravo.
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