My Sister, the Serial Killer
British and Nigerian novelist, born 1988.
My Sister, the Serial Killer is a 2018 novel by Oyinkan Braithwaite. It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2019.
In comic novels and satire, family saga
On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Oyinkan Braithwaite
- First published
- 2018
- Length
- 240 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2019
- Genre
- Comic novels and satire, Crime, Family saga
Is My Sister, the Serial Killer worth reading?
2 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Women's Prize for Fiction and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 2019) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of My Sister, the Serial Killer
The edition we link to is the Atlantic Books paperback (2019), 240 pages.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books (paperback, 2019)
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9781786495983
How critics, prizes and readers rate My Sister, the Serial Killer
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 17% of the points available on prize lists, against 7% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like My Sister, the Serial Killer
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