The Murders of Molly Southbourne

I went into the book without knowing anything about it (just interested in reading more by Tade Thompson and intrigued by the title.) I really love this novella. The story is well-crafted, the pacing is energetic, and the writing is pitch-perfect. I suppose, arguably, one could say that the story is something of a mash-up of some ideas (for instance, some of the fighting scenes I could imagine looking a little Matrix-y) but I think the whole thing is so well-executed it felt really original. Also - I don't know anything about Tade Thompson or his relationship to biological femaleness - but the story felt like an allegory for what it's like to experience female adolescence/pubertyl. This added an undercurrent of empathy and thoughtfulness to a narrative that was, at the same time, also just a bunch of crazy fun. Highly recommend.