I Have Some Questions For You

Vielleicht (oder eher: wahrscheinlich?) liegt es an meiner eigenen Internatsvergangenheit, aber selten war eine Protagonistin für mich so authentisch. Ein ganz seltenes Lesehighlight, das mich durchgehend berührt hat und mich noch lange beschäftigen wird.

3,5 ⭐️. This book was definitely something else. Different from what I‘d expected it to be. I heard so many mixed reviews of this as well. I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and I read it in just a handful of sessions. Which is quick for me. It could have been 100-150 pages shorter, sure. It was still an enjoyable and decent read for me.

It took me quite a while to get into the story (and I'm not sure I ever really did). Part one served as introduction of the main character Bodie and her perception of herself as well as her struggles. It was definitely interesting reading about Bodie questioning her own character but it was also kinda slow and lengthy especially if you are expecting a murder mystery. I did like some of the themes addressed in the book but ultimately just think that there were too many and none developed fully. There were too many storylines addressing powerful topics such as the metoo movement, true crime podcasts, cancel culture, misogyny, racism and so many more and as a result many were just addressed on a surface level rather than really honing in on one or two and exploring those thoroughly. I went in with the wrong expectations, assuming this would be a typical murder mystery, I was missing the usual genre typical twists and turns. Once I adjusted my mindset and got interested in the themes, I felt overwhelmed by how many the author tries to pack in. I’m glad I read it, but I wouldn’t call it a must-read