欢迎来到 Booklicious，这是一个我们讨论与书籍相关的所有事物的播客。 今天，我们将讨论 Rebecca Makkai 的最新小说“我有一些问题要问你”。
这部小说是一部以新英格兰一所著名寄宿学校为背景的谋杀悬疑小说，围绕着杀害女性这一主题展开。马凯巧妙地融合了经典类型小说的写作手法和当下的社会现象，以此探讨社会正义问题。主人公博迪·凯恩是一位四十岁左右的播客主持人，她在格兰比中学——她自己也曾就读的那所位于新罕布什尔州的精英寄宿学校——找到了一份临时教职。博迪逐渐卷入了她已故室友塔莉娅·基思的谋杀案中，塔莉娅于1995年遇害。
Bodie and her 学生 dive into the investigation of Thalia’s murder to produce a podcast on the matter. They become convinced that the man who has already spent over 20 years in prison for the deed is innocent and that the Black athletics coach was simply the one who best fit the desired narrative. The person who is repeatedly directly addressed in the novel is a prime suspect who has never been investigated: The music teacher. What did the students back then know, and why didn’t they speak up, helping the man who went to jail and pointing out the factors that seemed dubious? What role did the social climate play, and what responsibility do they carry individually?
The novel also touches on cancel culture and the instrumentalization of victim narratives. Bodie’s husband, Jerome, an artist, gets canceled on Twitter because of a relationship he had with a 21-年-old employee of the gallery he was working with years ago. Bodie and Jerome face the possibility of losing everything over a legal relationship that went sour a long time ago.
玛凯通过她的故事探讨了框架、叙事和先入为主的观念。这部小说挑战了我们的固有认知，并强调了现实世界的复杂性。博迪是一个不完美、混乱而又复杂的女人，而这正是我们渴望在书页中遇到的女性角色。《我有一些问题要问你》这部小说篇幅略长，但内容却十分丰富，它以巧妙的方式探讨了极具现实意义的话题，而且读起来也十分引人入胜。
In conclusion, “I Have Some Questions for You” is a must-read for anyone looking for literature that challenges their thinking. The novel is thought-provoking, timely, and engaging. Thank you for tuning in to Booklicious. Join us next 次 for more exciting book discussions.
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