Reading While Eating

" Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn't me. Here is her dead body. "    I read Otessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation  and it just wasn't for me.  It was a good story and I can see why someone would have liked it.  So for those who are expecting a book like that one, Death in Her Hands is not it.   This book was written in SUCH a different voice - first person narrative, stream of consciousness.  But that is what hooked me.   I've heard first person is the easiest form of writing, but it takes a talent for a WHOLE BOOK to be written in that style.  There is hardly any dialogue.  That lent the book a very haunting atmosphere, as the reader only knows what the main character tells us. Vera is an older woman who lives alone in a cottage in the woods and who finds a note that reads,  " Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn't me. Here is...

This book was not what I expected.  I expected a quick paced thriller and that is not what this is, but that was okay!  This is more a slow-burn mystery that focuses on family and revenge.  However, I do think it could have been a bit shorter.  At over 450 pages, the book gets tiresome and I kind of just wanted it to end already.  I'd say the first 2/3 of the book was very exciting, but then the tone changes and the story slows down even more. The author did compose a story with a very intricate plot that all ended up making sense and his character development was quite good. Verdict: 3/5 What I Ate While Reading: Homemade Mac and Cheese, Salads, Ice Cream!