Let‘s Kill Uncle is a fun, fast-paced adventure that‘s filled with dark humor! Even if I don‘t approve of the idea encapsulated in the title!
Other titles I really enjoy are Lies My Teacher Told Me (which had me infuriated about the history we teach in schools) and Little Women. I loved Little Women, but HATED the ending. I‘m not looking to start any fights here, but I won‘t back down from that statement! 😜
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Whew. It took longer than I'd have liked for the children to try sabotaging the airplane -- in my own murderous heart, that would have been Plan A. But the fun of this book isn't really the murdering so-much as the characters at the edges.
I adore the mountain lion.
A pick. I'll look up more by this author.
The depiction of child abuse is legitimately nauseating. Uncle is evil to a cartoonish level, but the writing is horrifying without being gratuitous or ever utilizing the word 'abuse' (emotional/manipulative on-page, physical mentioned as part of backstory and in a rather minimizing way).
I'm choosing to believe this is self-aware humor, using a child character as a mouthpiece for sarcasm.
Christie (age 10) is wonderfully straightforward in her thought processes.
1963 novel, set in the 1950s.
#aprilbookshowers Day6: #publishedinthe60s
Almost, but not quite, a decade in books. And, a smidgen of cat. 🐱 🐾
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pickI'm a bit disturbed by this book, it may be about children but it's probably not for children. Excitingly and unusually most of the tension and creepiness comes from what goes unwritten rather than what is explicit. Took a little time to get into but don't let insight into the mind of a cougar put you off. Brought to me by Auckland City Libraries and my cute hammerhead shark card #mylocallibrary #riotgrams
I haven't read this reissue of a 1963 book with #childprotagonists yet but the title, blurb by Donna Tartt, AND Gorey illustration on the inside cover made me throw my money at it. It sounds freaky! #PhotoADayNov16
Let's Kill Uncle: A Novel | 
