A review by cheuksin
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

dark emotional funny tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The title is not at all misleading
It’s like a portrait of Dorian Grey but darker. Certainly a page turner nearer the end
People so often just want you to hold up a mirror for their own opinions.
I love Grace, I love her wit, I love how well read she is, I love her humour, her misandry is relatable, her disdain toward the elite masterful. However she is somewhat of a dislikable MC with no friends, critiquing others privilege with out recognising any of her own.  cognitive dissonance of white women.
Men often do that, spreading out their legs on the Tube as though they have an innate need to fill any space that isn’t filled
Chapter 16 was my favourite chapter, with Chapter 12 close second.
The ending
I find it so masterfully ironic that despite her rightfully criticising the patriarchy, a man her brother gets the final hurrah. He gets the final kill, he gets the inheritance, he gets the happy family. 

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