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Revenge
Revenge: murder in three parts | S.L. Lim
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'Before I go into my grave,' she says out loud, 'I will kill that man.' A brilliant new novel from the author of Real Differences. A family favour their son over their daughter. Shan attends university before making his fortune in Australia while Yannie must find menial employment and care for her ageing parents. After her mother's death, Yannie travels to Sydney to become enmeshed in her psychopathic brother's new life, which she seeks to undermine from within This is a novel that rages against capitalism, hetero-supremacy, mothers, fathers, families the whole damn thing. It's about what happens when you want to make art but are born in the wrong time and place. S. L. Lim brings to vivid life the frustrations of a talented daughter and vengeful sister in a nuanced and riveting novel that ends in the most unexpected way. It will not be easily forgotten. 'A coiled spring of a novel, Revenge hits you right between the eyes.' Malcolm Harris
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Wow this was good. it‘s a story about unearned privilege and the damage it can wreck in both small and big ways, in families, in business, in friendships, and in the world. The threat to our just desire for a meritocracy is very real in this world. Lim aligns her reader expertly with the rage of her narrator and the threat of violence and injustice lingers just below the surface of every interaction.

DrexEdit Sounds like a terrific read! I also ❤️ the happy whales 🐳 on your mug! 😊 4y
ClairesReads @DrexEdit it really is a fantastic book. I love this mug too 😊 4y
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