The Murders of Molly Southbourne

128 pages

Published Oct. 3, 2017 by Tor.com.

ISBN:
978-0-7653-9713-3
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Review of 'The Murders of Molly Southbourne' on 'Goodreads'

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Every time Molly bleeds, a new Molly grows from her blood. The Murders of Molly Southbourne is a horror novella, following Molly's childhood as she learns who she is and what she must do; kill herself repeatedly. Things are easier when she is little, she is taught to be careful and her parents take care of the disposal when accidents happen. But little girls grow up and start their periods. You think they're bad enough without having to worry about clones appearing and trying to kill you.

It's creepy and excellent. I look forward to reading more of Tade Thompson's work.

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This book is so. Strange. A woman wakes up in a pool of her own blood, chained to a wall in a windowless room. A woman who appears to be her captor enters, sits down, and begins to tell her own life story. The captor is named Molly. She was raised on a farm by her parents. Whenever Molly bleeds, more Mollys spring from the blood. And then those other Mollys try to kill her.

Astoundingly, both a well crafted and relatable coming of age narrative and also a perplexing science fictional parable with plenty of mysteries left at the end.

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