I don’t know why so many of us are fascinated by true crime. I know I’ve speculated in the past but I’ve come to think that there are just too many reasons that draw people to stories about murder and violence and the hope of justice. Rebecca Makkai’s masterful new novel, I Have Some Questions for You, doesn’t answer this question either. Instead, it wrestles with our cultural obsession by reminding us that all of these stories that we consume through podcasts and articles and books and documentaries are about real people. This book also reminds us how the reality behind these stories is a lot more complicated to investigate and prosecute than we realize from the hour or less encapsulations we usually receive. What makes this book so amazing is that Makkai can do all of this at the same time that she gives us well-rounded, human characters and an amazing plot...

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