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I Have Some Questions for You
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Julia Whelan
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED OPRAH DAILY PICK FOR 2023
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.
Critic reviews
"I've been waiting years for a book like this! You will laugh, think, think again, cry and stay up all night finishing it. Unputdownable and unforgettable. Makkai has written the book of the season." (Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less Is Lost)
"One of the things I love most about Rebecca Makkai is her absolutely engaging written voice; reading her books feels like hearing a well-told story by a longtime friend. This book - through the voice of its beautifully complex narrator, Bodie Kane - brings readers along on a journey they won't forget." (Liz Moore, author of Long Bright River)
"Both a deeply satisfying crime story and a thoughtful, even provocative, novel of ideas." (Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author)
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- kristin domoustchiev
- 27-02-23
quite disappointed
i read a review in ST mag and thought it sounded really interesting, i was very excited to start it, have just finished and wow what a disappointment ! story is messy too many characters in and out, with no one you want to be invested in. The actual story is pretty bland as well
literally biggest disappointment
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- Kat
- 13-05-23
Ignorant and boring
Wow, this book thinks it is so progressive, but it is nothing but exploitative, bigoted pulp. The author tries to make commentary on women’s right, equality and race while simultaneously perpetuating stereotypes about other nationalities. For some reason it had to be a Ukrainian girl who stole someone’s bra, the Swedish guy was hot but not very bright, and apparently no one wants to live in Bulgaria ! Give me a break. If you going to write pulp at least don’t pretend it’s more than what it is.
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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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- 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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- 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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- Dr
- 24-03-23
Never answered questions
Started well but then it ends and you are left in the lurch. Don’t like inconclusive stories. Waste of a credit
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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.