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I Have Some Questions for You

I Have Some Questions for You

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  • Author：Rebecca Makkai
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Summary

14 hours， 3 minutes

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。

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Reviews

Isa ，

3。5 to be exact

Chris Haak ，

An excellent campus novel/murder mystery that deals with racism， me too， cancel culture and the power of the internet， social media and podcasts。。 A literary pageturner！Thank you Little Brown and Netgalley UK for the ARC。

Sophia Steiner ，

simply too many questions were had。 could have trimmed the number of questions by 100 pages of new england commentary

Delanie ，

This book was so great！ One of my favorites of this year for sure。 The protagonist is Bodie Kane， a woman who runs a very popular podcast and teaches classes at UCLA。 The novel starts when she is headed back to her high school boarding school to teach a course during mid winter break， 23 years after she graduated。 Which is also 23 years after one of her classmates was murdered。 This， plus the nature of her classes， causes Bodie to think about and re-examine everything she thought she knew about This book was so great！ One of my favorites of this year for sure。 The protagonist is Bodie Kane， a woman who runs a very popular podcast and teaches classes at UCLA。 The novel starts when she is headed back to her high school boarding school to teach a course during mid winter break， 23 years after she graduated。 Which is also 23 years after one of her classmates was murdered。 This， plus the nature of her classes， causes Bodie to think about and re-examine everything she thought she knew about the case when she was a teenager。 While all of this was extremely prevalent to what’s happening around us in the news all the time， what I loved about this book was how it was written— Bodie is addressing the whole book to someone that she thinks mustered her classmate。 And who wasn’t caught at the time。 It’s so well thought out and well written I would 100% recommend！！！ 。。。more

Pcox ，

。5 well done and a page tuner but not my genre

Julei ，

Weaves in a lot of social commentary。

Sara ，

This book started out with 5 star expectations。 I liked what the author was trying to get across but somewhere less than half the way through I started to feel like she was beating me over the head with redundancy。 And there was quite a strong flavor of hypocrisy in a few chapters。 At the end I decided on 3 stars。

Tessa ，

ok。 complicated thoughts。 easily part 1 of this book would be the most 5 star out of 5 stars i could give。 so much was going on， i liked the commentary， it was interesting。 a flawed main character？ love to see it。 part 2 was ridiculous and so unfitting。 i feel like the story got so convoluted that it forgot who it’s characters were。 idk。 disappointing。

Vlorini ，

I saw the reviews and still I thought she could never surpass The Great Believers。 I was wrong。 Thank you to Viking and NetGalley for allowing me to read an early copy of this book。 It surpasses Donna Tart and A Separate Peace and I'll never listen to a true crime podcast the same way again。 Superb。 I saw the reviews and still I thought she could never surpass The Great Believers。 I was wrong。 Thank you to Viking and NetGalley for allowing me to read an early copy of this book。 It surpasses Donna Tart and A Separate Peace and I'll never listen to a true crime podcast the same way again。 Superb。 。。。more

Elyse Walters ，

Audiobook…。read by Julia Whelan …。14 hours and 4 minutes Maybe it’s me … but I just don’t get the hype…”The most anticipated book of 2023” （？？？） …。Bodie Kane is a podcaster and film professor at UCLA who is invited to teach a class at her old New England boarding High School in New Hampshire-（Grande）， where she attended twenty plus years ago。 Three students in Bodie’s graduating class had died …and she especially remembers Thalia Keith [her roommate] …。 who was murdered。 Omar Evans， an employee Audiobook…。read by Julia Whelan …。14 hours and 4 minutes Maybe it’s me … but I just don’t get the hype…”The most anticipated book of 2023” （？？？） …。Bodie Kane is a podcaster and film professor at UCLA who is invited to teach a class at her old New England boarding High School in New Hampshire-（Grande）， where she attended twenty plus years ago。 Three students in Bodie’s graduating class had died …and she especially remembers Thalia Keith [her roommate] …。 who was murdered。 Omar Evans， an employee in the Alethic Dept。 was sent to prison for the crime of Thalia…but many think he was innocent。 Old memories come flooding back to Bodie when she is back on campus…。 along with her students wanting to re-investigate the old crime。 Well… …。with all the MUST READ …。 EXCITING POSITIVES …。。 and my own thoughts of thinking， “yes， the premise of this story sounded appealing to me too”…。（I’ve got a thing for stories in private boarding schools）…。I thought I’d love this book…Plus…。I usually love Julia Whelan （our audio-reader）…。so I was really looking forward to the pure enjoyment escapism of “I Have Some Questions For You”But…。I was often bored！！ I wasn’t impressed with descriptions about Matcha Tea -‘whisked’ …。。or interested in every description: hair， height， skin coloring， clothes worn， calories eaten，……and other subjective dialogue about a quiet student - or a student who owned a fuzzy-green bean-bag chair —or the student with menstrual cramps， or other bra-thieving students…。The protagonist made everything about HER！！ Queen of knowing who gossiped with whom about whom。 My ‘up-and-down’thoughts continued throughout。 It was another case of enjoying some parts and less enchanted in others。 And for the first time - ‘ever’ I wasn’t thrilled with Julia Whelan。 Her ‘already’ soooo familiar voice with ‘this’ story （in combination） became too annoyingly snarky for my taste。 I didn’t ‘hate’ the book - but it’s certainly not even close to best book of the year in my opinion。 Give me “Dark Vanessa”， by Kate Elizabeth Russel … to explore these topics any day -over this one。 Other readers loved it…。。but I felt it was rather *lukewarm* in the following areas:…。as a thriller-mystery……。as a thought-provoking inquiry into the #MeToo scandals……。as society’s obsession against crime……。as a look at adultery， sexual violence， and other unhealthy behaviors and relationships…Embryonic; rudimentary， average engaging for me: plenty of yawns…。interlaced with ‘almost’ an equal number of sincere interests……Making this about a 3 star - maybe 3。5 star rating。 。。。more

Rebecca Heneghan ，

I love this author and love her use of language。 Everything is so real。 Maybe because the timeline is so similar to my own life？ Part mystery， part reflection， twists and turns。 Loved it and loved the audio with Julia Whelan。

Angela Schlater ，

This one is hard to categorize。 It’s a bit of a mystery。 A bit of a contemplation on adolescence。 It’s a diatribe against misogyny， the justice system， and the ability of sexual predators to walk free over and over again。 It is a contemplation on adolescence， privilege， and loyalty。 There is too much in this to categorize or put into a box。 It’s rich and nuanced and well worth the read- but take it easy if sexual assault and predation are triggers for you。

BLRBabe ，

3。5 ⭐️。 It talks about true crimes and it’s consumption， cancel culture， justice， pressure of youth， truth and perception of truth。 If looking for clean resolution， this book ain’t it。 Though it was interesting and engaging I felt the book was long。

Jan Pitts ，

I got halfway in and gave up。 Hard to follow the author’s stream of thought。

Linda Atkinson ，

This was a long one， but worth hanging on for the finish。

Melanie Afshar ，

4 stars because I really enjoyed the mystery aspect of this book！ It almost felt like I was reading true crime and the plausibility of it all was refreshing。 Sometimes you’re not in the mood to suspend disbelief！ Overall the plot was great but I think the pacing was off for me and some parts felt unecessary/unresolved （e。g。 the stuff with the MC’s ex and her romantic/sexual relationship）。 It felt like a bit of a distraction from the main plot and I didn’t see how it connected。The MC was also a c 4 stars because I really enjoyed the mystery aspect of this book！ It almost felt like I was reading true crime and the plausibility of it all was refreshing。 Sometimes you’re not in the mood to suspend disbelief！ Overall the plot was great but I think the pacing was off for me and some parts felt unecessary/unresolved （e。g。 the stuff with the MC’s ex and her romantic/sexual relationship）。 It felt like a bit of a distraction from the main plot and I didn’t see how it connected。The MC was also a challenging one for as there were there moments she seemed so self aware and others where she was completely clueless （lots of internalized fat phobia and some disordered eating patterns？）。 Perhaps this is me diagnosing my characters haha but I can’t help it I’m a psychologist yalllll。 。。。more

Kate ，

This is a really heavy read and a tough subject matter。 I can't count the number of times I had to take a break because I was just so angry。 I still loved the book and think it was well written and well developed。 It posed some tough questions too。 This is a really heavy read and a tough subject matter。 I can't count the number of times I had to take a break because I was just so angry。 I still loved the book and think it was well written and well developed。 It posed some tough questions too。 。。。more

book_luv_r ，

🎧AUDIOBOOK REVIEW🎧So。 Many。 Freaking。 Characters。One of my most anticipated books turned out to be one of my biggest disappointments。 I’m hating all the feminist in disguise literature these days。 Bodie was seriously one of the most unlikable characters ever。 This story doesn’t make any sense。 I hate the trend of these authors trying to be social justice warriors。 This book covers about almost every topic in the media these days。 I normally love podcast types of mysteries， but this one tried to 🎧AUDIOBOOK REVIEW🎧So。 Many。 Freaking。 Characters。One of my most anticipated books turned out to be one of my biggest disappointments。 I’m hating all the feminist in disguise literature these days。 Bodie was seriously one of the most unlikable characters ever。 This story doesn’t make any sense。 I hate the trend of these authors trying to be social justice warriors。 This book covers about almost every topic in the media these days。 I normally love podcast types of mysteries， but this one tried to sound too smart。 Swing and a big miss。 。。。more

Caroline ，

I Have Some Questions For You - dropped this week， and it skipped my long tbr line to be read right away。 Rebecca Makkai is a terrific writer - The Great Believers is also another fantastic read - and she uses an old murder as a vessel with which to discuss classism， racism， sexual agency， feminism， and examining our youthful pasts through a sharper adult lens， all while propelling forward the plot of who killed Thalia Keith all those years ago。 Great 90s references， and she was on point and acc I Have Some Questions For You - dropped this week， and it skipped my long tbr line to be read right away。 Rebecca Makkai is a terrific writer - The Great Believers is also another fantastic read - and she uses an old murder as a vessel with which to discuss classism， racism， sexual agency， feminism， and examining our youthful pasts through a sharper adult lens， all while propelling forward the plot of who killed Thalia Keith all those years ago。 Great 90s references， and she was on point and accurate in regards to prep school and the social dynamics found in them。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ but I wouldn’t recommend if you’re seeking more thriller than literary fiction。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

#MeToo， true crime culture， coming-of-age， friendship， womanhood， trauma。 So， so smart， thoughtful， observant and insightful。 For me， it doesn't get better than Makkai。 #MeToo， true crime culture， coming-of-age， friendship， womanhood， trauma。 So， so smart， thoughtful， observant and insightful。 For me， it doesn't get better than Makkai。 。。。more

Ana Clara ，

yeah this made me ugly cry

Stephanie ~~ ，

4。5 stars- Rebecca Makkai writes in not the first person， nor the third person， but the second person。 I have to say， to pull this kind of writing off takes an extremely skilled writer。 Makkai has not been a fan of straightforward storytelling， and so she also uses her craft to try different modes of telling stories in her novels to set herself apart。 She does。This murder mystery is the immersive experience I didn't know I needed。 Makkai took a little bit of her personal life as a teacher at a b 4。5 stars- Rebecca Makkai writes in not the first person， nor the third person， but the second person。 I have to say， to pull this kind of writing off takes an extremely skilled writer。 Makkai has not been a fan of straightforward storytelling， and so she also uses her craft to try different modes of telling stories in her novels to set herself apart。 She does。This murder mystery is the immersive experience I didn't know I needed。 Makkai took a little bit of her personal life as a teacher at a boarding school （in real life） and thought， "What if I write a murder mystery based upon boarding school tomfoolery？" There's nothing cliche about this novel。 You won't find anything you've seen before。 It's not "vanilla，" this is creative in the most unexpected way。 Makkai really put her all into this， and she pulled all the stops。 Murder mysteries are a dime a dozen。 Murder mysteries that are written with this level of intricate craft-- an author who is historically known for making extraordinary writing look easy， well， they don't come around the bend often。 I'm grateful to have been gifted a copy of Rebecca's latest and greatest。 。。。more

Mary-alice ，

I have to denigrate any book but this one became unreadable。 Its a cross between a campus murder （ 20 years prior）， the me- too movement， the anti- Trump movement told by a woman who can't get over her 13 year old self who is also sleeping with someone else's husband。 I have to denigrate any book but this one became unreadable。 Its a cross between a campus murder （ 20 years prior）， the me- too movement， the anti- Trump movement told by a woman who can't get over her 13 year old self who is also sleeping with someone else's husband。 。。。more

Laura Tolomei ，

Fresh and exciting， I thought it was one thing， but it was so much better！When I first heard the title I Have Some Questions For You， I thought it was an understated giveaway for a stale self-help non-fiction guide about getting one's life back on track。 I thought Mrs。 Makkai was one of the many new-age gurus filling our shelves with wholesome advice about how to turn around one's life。 I was dead wrong and not just on both counts。Turns out I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai is one Fresh and exciting， I thought it was one thing， but it was so much better！When I first heard the title I Have Some Questions For You， I thought it was an understated giveaway for a stale self-help non-fiction guide about getting one's life back on track。 I thought Mrs。 Makkai was one of the many new-age gurus filling our shelves with wholesome advice about how to turn around one's life。 I was dead wrong and not just on both counts。Turns out I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai is one of the best thrillers I've ever read。 And I've read my fair share in my almost 60 years' worth of reading。It's fresh and exciting。 It hooks you from page one and never lets go。 It blends past and present in one fell swoop。 More than that， it goes backward and forward smoothly， effortlessly， elegantly I'd say， piquing your interest in both timelines at once and with the same degree of outright curiosity。 It never gets boring， never sounds forced。 It never feels unrealistic， quite the contrary。 It's believable in every way， especially but sadly in its original yet strong denunciation of all the femicides and sexual harassment we have to witness every single day of our lives， in every walk of life， in every country around the world。 Thanks， Mrs。 Makkai and please forgive my initial mistake。 。。。more

Bonny ，

After patting myself on the back for placing a pre-publication hold on I Have Some Questions for You I was anxious to start reading it。 At about 50 pages， it became clear to me that this was not a book like The Great Believers， which I loved。 What was not clear to me was what this book was - literary fiction， mystery， thriller， coming of age， dark academia， a story about podcasts， feminism， #metoo， a courtroom novel， a critique of true crime， or some combination of genres。 I don't expect authors After patting myself on the back for placing a pre-publication hold on I Have Some Questions for You I was anxious to start reading it。 At about 50 pages， it became clear to me that this was not a book like The Great Believers， which I loved。 What was not clear to me was what this book was - literary fiction， mystery， thriller， coming of age， dark academia， a story about podcasts， feminism， #metoo， a courtroom novel， a critique of true crime， or some combination of genres。 I don't expect authors to keep writing the same book as they have previously， but by writing this odd combination， I think Rebecca Makkai has diluted all of them and written a novel that is far less than the sum of its parts。This book feels like it was inspired by Adnan Syed and Serial in that Bodie Kane， a producer of a podcast about Hollywood starlets， returns to the boarding school she attended to teach a mini-mester class about podcasting。 Her roommate， Thalia Keith， was murdered in their senior year， and the Black athletic director was possibly unjustly imprisoned for Thalia's murder。 Bodie suggests the murder of Thalia as a possible podcast subject to her students， and some of them jump at the topic。 There are jumps in time， and Bodie randomly addresses "you" in the text。 At first， I thought "you" was addressing the reader， but it turns out to be Dennis Bloch， the music teacher that Bodie thought had killed Thalia。 One thing I liked about the book was how the author addressed memories。 Too often in murder mysteries and crime shows， people seem to have total recall of what happened years ago， with little or no confusion and exquisite detail。 The memories that Makkai has written in this book are much more nebulous and recalled with some confusion and gray areas。 It seems that we might all be unreliable narrators when it comes to relying on memory， but I don't know that that works well in a novel。 By the end， the reader has a fairly good idea of who murdered Thalia， but there are no Columbo or Hercule Poirot moments。 I wish this was a better book， mainly because I know Makkai can write a better book。 Two and a half stars rounded up。 。。。more

BookstagramETC ，

Get the audio - Julia Whalen and JD Jackson！ Saw JW's post about it - looks so good！ Get the audio - Julia Whalen and JD Jackson！ Saw JW's post about it - looks so good！ 。。。more

Elsie ，

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 ，

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 ，

This really got me

Kristen Bookrvws ，

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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