The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
"Tomorrow can be whatever I want it to be... it can be a promise I make myself. A chance to be braver or kinder, to make what was wrong right. To be better than I am today. Every day after this one is a gift. I just have to keep walking until I get there."
Quite possibly the most mind-boggling mystery I've ever had the pleasure (or is it?!?!) to read!
It's Agatha Christie on steroids, with a bit of Black Mirror thrown in.
The premise seems simple enough: There are people in a house who keep repeating one day over and over. One day with a murder at the end of it. And to be free, they need to solve it.
It can be read as a metaphor for the various masks and guises we put on in order to function in a postmodern capitalist society, or as a commentary on the Indian notion of "samsara" or the endless cycle of rebirth and the idea that to break free from this cycle, one needs to be worthy.
It's also very Catholic in the sense that it speaks of redemption. The question is... can all men... No matter how evil... be redeemed?
Unforgettable read! Don't start it at night, though. This thing should come with a warning: "Do not start unless you have cleared your schedule for the rest of the day."
P. S. In case I am giving off slacker vibes, let me just declare that I read most of it over the weekend. Managed to have a productive work day despite the fact that I couldn't stop thinking about it... And gobbled down the last remaining chapters as soon as the bell rang! #defensive 😂
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