12/7/2023 0 Comments My sister the serial killerI never knew what was going to happen, but found myself pulling for both sisters, as I relished the creepiness and humor of this modern noir. 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. In My Sister, the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite answers that question with an original and compelling debut. But one day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice. She dreams of the day when he will realize they're perfect for each other. For the third time in a row, Ayoola has stabbed her boyfriend to death, supposedly in self-defense. Is it in the blood But his blood is my blood and my blood is hers. As though the bad thing had never happened. Ayoola is the more beautiful, favored sister, and possibly sociopathic. He could do a bad thing and behave like a model citizen right after. A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works is the bright spot in her life. In Lagos, Nigeria, Korede is a nurse with a close relationship with her younger sister, Ayoola. If you liked My Sister, the Serial Killer you may also. According to Publisher’s Weekly starred review, 'Braithwaite. The book has garnered rave reviews and has been longlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize. And now Ayoola’s third boyfriend in a row is dead, stabbed through the heart with Ayoola’s knife. Oyinkan Braithwaite’s debut novel, My Sister, The Serial Killer is a short, shocking, sensational, stunner of a book which sucker-punches you with its storyline. 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. Korede’s sister Ayoola is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Oyinkan Braithwaite’s widely acclaimed debut novel, My Sister, the Serial Killer, is a fast-paced, sharply observed, often darkly humorous portrait of the complex, protective relationship between two sisters, one of whom has the unfortunate habit of ending relationships by killing her boyfriends. Kindle 11.99 Rate this book My Sister, the Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite 3.68 268,309 ratings30,697 reviews When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. Three and they label you a serial killer." Korede is bitter. "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.
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