#My Murder

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My Murder, by Katie Williams

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1/2

Lou has been murdered. Along with the four other women a local serial killer murdered, she has been given new life by a government project, cloned from a tissue sample into a new body. Acclimating to her previous life, a life that feels as if it belonged to some other woman, is a struggle, but with the help of her loving husband and infant child Lou is beginning to find her place. But something about the story of how she died doesn't add up, and before long Lou finds herself investigating her own murder.

I don't typically read domestic thrillers, in part because I have a distaste for some of the tropes common in recent years. I picked this one up because of the sci-fi twist, but I wasn't sure how well I'd like it. I'm happy to say that I really enjoyed it! The front half of the novel is a medium-pace set up, introducing the characters, the world — it's futuristic, but in an everyday sort of way — and the crime; the second half is a page-turner, accelerating through the mystery as the stakes get higher.

What I loved the most is how the story examines victimhood in our society, questioning the fairness of people — especially women — being expected to conform to a narrow range of acceptable recovery behaviors. I also appreciated the parts dealing with true crime voyeurism, explored both traditionally through an amateur detective society and experimentally through a virtual reality game allowing you to step into the shoes of the victim.

All in all, I think this is very readable for both people who don't typically read domestic thrillers — though it might not hit the same way if you're not familiar with common tropes — and for people who don't read speculative fiction.

[brainrotcharacters]

When irl pisses me off, I rewatch the Honda Odyssey scene to relax

[sffinsiders]

Review: My Murder by Katie Williams — SFF Insiders

[gibbearish]

love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking

[queer-cannibalistic-vampire]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hey now, Let her cook!

[mynnthia]

was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

[crowatyourwindow]

Do you think it would have been cool if Atsushi's white tiger aged with him as he grew up

[dawnddoesart-reborn]

[skelyuu]

You forgive how God forgives.

[detectivejay]

Time for a new poll! I'm curious to see the spread of answers on this one (and hear any other series not on the list.) Tried to go for a range of older and newer series on here, more on the older end of the spectrum, but I can't cover everything with the limited poll options here, so I hope you'll share your answers! :)

Please reblog for a larger sample size, thank you!

[mynameismad]

They're just normal chests. Innocent chests.

[fox-teeth]

Why do people keep on giving me horrified looks in the train station. It’s Halloween, I’m a bunny 🐰

Cute little medieval bunny 🐰

[willgrahamscock]

If Hannibal tried to gaslight me I wouldn't even care, he canonically knows his way around a prostate, whatever you say gorgeous