A review by beriboo
Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

In this story we follow our unnamed narrator as she tries to prove a controversial therapist is responsible for the death of her sister. 

The story is told through chapters of a diary by the narrator and chapters that are designed as a biography of the therapist- Braithwaite. 

The story isn’t about the death or even a mystery. It’s more a tale of self discovery as our narrator attends therapy sessions with Braithwaite under an alias ‘Rebecca’ and starts to lean into this alter ego.

This was an interesting story and well written, but very unlikable characters. I’m not sure the narrator / Rebecca was supposed to be as unlikeable as she was. Definitely ‘quirky’ or different, but I just couldn’t take to her. The result being that I didn’t care what happened to either of them. 

It is a short book, so didn’t take too much time to get through. But had to keep making myself pick it up to finish.