Jack Edwards's Reviews > I Have Some Questions for You

I enjoyed Makkai's critique of the "true crime" genre of media, pointing out how victims and witnesses of crimes are dehumanised and trivialised by those who seek entertainment from court cases and murder stories.

However, as a crime novel, I don't think this was particularly well-crafted or clever. There's a lot of ideas being explored but I'm not sure it felt tightly controlled. Kind of like when you're carrying too many things and every time you bend over to pick something up, something else tumbles to the ground. Lots of plot points are randomly dropped, not expanded on fully, or undermined by convenient little twists. It's always a shame to see a novel with so much potential get a bit lost by being overly ambitious.