I Have Some Questions For You
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- Author：Rebecca Makkai
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Summary
The riveting new novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers
A successful film professor and podcaster， Bodie Kane is content to forget her past—the family tragedy that marred her adolescence， her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school， and the 1995 murder of a classmate， Thalia Keith。 Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia’s death and the conviction of the school’s athletic trainer， Omar Evans， are the subject of intense fascination online， Bodie prefers—needs—to let sleeping dogs lie。
But when The Granby School invites her back to teach a two-week course， Bodie finds herself inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent flaws。 In their rush to convict Omar， did the school and the police overlook other suspects？ Is the real killer still out there？ As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid， Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn’t as much of an outsider at Granby as she’d thought—if， perhaps， back in 1995， she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case。
One of the most acclaimed contemporary American writers， Rebecca Makkai reinvents herself with each of her brilliant works of fiction。 Both a transfixing mystery and a deeply felt examination of one woman's reckoning with her past， I Have Some Questions for You is her finest achievement yet。
A successful film professor and podcaster， Bodie Kane is content to forget her past—the family tragedy that marred her adolescence， her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school， and the 1995 murder of a classmate， Thalia Keith。 Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia’s death and the conviction of the school’s athletic trainer， Omar Evans， are the subject of intense fascination online， Bodie prefers—needs—to let sleeping dogs lie。
But when The Granby School invites her back to teach a two-week course， Bodie finds herself inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent flaws。 In their rush to convict Omar， did the school and the police overlook other suspects？ Is the real killer still out there？ As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid， Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn’t as much of an outsider at Granby as she’d thought—if， perhaps， back in 1995， she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case。
One of the most acclaimed contemporary American writers， Rebecca Makkai reinvents herself with each of her brilliant works of fiction。 Both a transfixing mystery and a deeply felt examination of one woman's reckoning with her past， I Have Some Questions for You is her finest achievement yet。
Reviews
Elsie
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When i saw this on anticipated release lists for 2023 I knew it would be up my alley。 I loved the mystery and characters。 Sometimes it ward hard to keep track of all of the random high school friends but those we met felt so developed and real。 I found the message about the way our culture treats women to be insightful， although a little on the nose and heavy handed sometimes。 It gave major Ruth Ware’s It Girl mixed with a true crime podcast vibes。 All in all， a book I’d recommend
Jordan Putt
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Thoughtful， timely and ambitious。 Despite only being two months into 2023， I’m confident this will be one of my top reads of the year。 Part murder mystery， part literary fiction， and sure to engage a variety of readers， Makkai tackles complex social issues of gender， race， and criminal justice reform and delivers on all fronts。 Set amidst the backdrop of a confined and highly esteemed New England boarding school， the introspective and erudite Bodie arrives on the campus she attended as a young p Thoughtful， timely and ambitious。 Despite only being two months into 2023， I’m confident this will be one of my top reads of the year。 Part murder mystery， part literary fiction， and sure to engage a variety of readers， Makkai tackles complex social issues of gender， race， and criminal justice reform and delivers on all fronts。 Set amidst the backdrop of a confined and highly esteemed New England boarding school， the introspective and erudite Bodie arrives on the campus she attended as a young person to teach podcasting and film studies over the two-week winter “mini-mester。” Bodie does not anticipate that her brief visit will turn into a years-long battle to uncover who was truly responsible for the death of her former roommate， Thalia。 Makkai’s characters are well-crafted—distinctive， layered， and often funny。 While Bodie revisits her past and explores the depths of her memories， she is anchored by her curious and compassionate students who provide both the narrator and reader with a sense of hope and optimism for the future。 The novel’s structure strikes the right balance between past and present， and I was impressed by Makkai’s portrayal of the casual cruelties enacted upon teenaged Bodie and her friends—too often part and parcel of young womanhood—at the hands of their male peers。 I’m sure that， like myself， many women can recall their own adolescent experiences of everyday objectification， so frequent and unrelenting， they become almost banal， unremarkable。 While the outright taunting and humiliation cease as Bodie grows into adulthood， in some ways， these encounters simply evolve into more socially acceptable forms of belittlement bolstered by subtler hierarchies and privileges。 Makkai holds up a mirror to the actors and institutions that permit such behaviours and asks her audience to consider how this leniency breeds misogyny and violence。I appreciated the author’s willingness to navigate the grey areas of modern-day concerns， particularly against an increasingly volatile and polarized political landscape。 Our collective and individual relationships with social media。 Our rabid and often flippant obsession with true crime。 The #MeToo movement that， while long overdue， has not been without consequences。 Makkai challenges her readers to ask themselves: What happens when accusations are levelled against someone you love/d？ Is our obsession with true crime ethical？ Who has the right to tell another’s story？ And most importantly—why， as a culture， are we captivated by violence against women？ I didn’t intend to write this long of a review， but this book deeply resonated with me and is one I’m sure I’ll return to for years to come。 Well-deserving of its acclaim， I’m hopeful that it will reach wide audiences and challenge readers to consider western society’s progress， or lack thereof， in terms of gender equality and racial justice， and how the criminal justice system， more often than not， reinforces long-standing inequities and causes further harm to victims， families， and communities。 。。。more
Liz Cettina
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This really got me
Kristen Bookrvws
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This book is pretty aptly named because I did have a lot of questions after finishing it， mostly…why？To be clear， I didn’t hate it or even dislike it。 I found it engaging and fast paced with compelling characters。 And I fully understand that we’re not supposed to come away satisfied。 Real life isn’t satisfying and more often than not， loose ends never get tied and people never get closure。 That much was clear。 I guess my biggest gripe was the fact that thrillers have been done， thrillers about m This book is pretty aptly named because I did have a lot of questions after finishing it， mostly…why？To be clear， I didn’t hate it or even dislike it。 I found it engaging and fast paced with compelling characters。 And I fully understand that we’re not supposed to come away satisfied。 Real life isn’t satisfying and more often than not， loose ends never get tied and people never get closure。 That much was clear。 I guess my biggest gripe was the fact that thrillers have been done， thrillers about murdered young girls have been done， and thrillers criticizing true crime culture and podcasting have been done。 So what is the new thing being brought to the table？ I guess realism。I will say as far as thrillers go this one was a lot meatier。 I’m sure it could have been cut down by at least 100 pages and still made sense。 But I liked that it delved into the side characters， into other characters pasts， and into the world building because it made the stakes seem so much higher。 I just came out of it feeling like， what was the point？ I can’t imagine it was pure entertainment because it did seem like the author was trying to make a point。 I just think that point was obfuscated by all the moving parts of the plot。 Overall though I enjoyed it enough。 3。5/5 。。。more
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