I loved the novel. It's so very easy to read - but is still full of satisfying complexity. Mysterious, funny, and disturbing all at once, the novel is at once deeply feminist while poking fun at its current incarnations.
Korede is the responsible sister. Ayoola is the serial killer. The perfect black widow, beautiful, charming, and remorseless. She lures men into her web and then punishes them for their stupidity, and Korede cleans up the mess. Can this arrangement last? And what happens when Ayoola chooses a victim close to her sister's heart?
I admire the skill with which the novel treads the thin line between satire and farce. At no point does the reader feel comfortable or vindicated by the murders, nor do we dismiss them as silly and humorous. In fact, we are disturbed - the victims are intelligent, kind, talented, not deserving of their fates. But at the same time their killer is a woman who you can't completely vilify. Her likeability comes with how empowered she is by her actions, the opposite of victim. The gender dynamic is fascination, and this novel is thought provoking while being enormously good fun.
An excellent debut by Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite. Can't wait to see what she writes next
Korede is the responsible sister. Ayoola is the serial killer. The perfect black widow, beautiful, charming, and remorseless. She lures men into her web and then punishes them for their stupidity, and Korede cleans up the mess. Can this arrangement last? And what happens when Ayoola chooses a victim close to her sister's heart?
I admire the skill with which the novel treads the thin line between satire and farce. At no point does the reader feel comfortable or vindicated by the murders, nor do we dismiss them as silly and humorous. In fact, we are disturbed - the victims are intelligent, kind, talented, not deserving of their fates. But at the same time their killer is a woman who you can't completely vilify. Her likeability comes with how empowered she is by her actions, the opposite of victim. The gender dynamic is fascination, and this novel is thought provoking while being enormously good fun.
An excellent debut by Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite. Can't wait to see what she writes next