You’d Look Better as a Ghost
Autor Joanna Wallaceen Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 sep 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781800811300
ISBN-10: 1800811306
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 148 x 228 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:Export/Airside
Editura: Profile
Colecția Viper
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1800811306
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 148 x 228 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:Export/Airside
Editura: Profile
Colecția Viper
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Joanna Wallace studied Law at Birmingham University before working as a commercial litigation solicitor in London. She now runs a family business and lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband, four children and dog. She was partly inspired to write You'd Look Better as a Ghost, her debut, following her father's diagnosis of early onset dementia. Joanna's second novel, The Dead Friend Project, will be published in 2024.
Recenzii
A welcome addition to the burgeoning subgenre of darkly humorous female serial killer novels... This one will be a treat: a pacey page turner, written in an enjoyably deadpan style
This darkly comedic thriller turns serial killer convention on its head, mainly because you can't help but root for protagonist Claire as she follows through on murderous thoughts that would be fleeting fantasies in anyone else... Utterly unique and an absolute roller-coaster of a read
Splendidly funny and buoyant [with] some deliciously ingenious twists... First-class escapist entertainment - the most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac
Horrifying and hilarious in equal measure
Intelligent and witty and for most of the novel the tone is lighthearted, allowing the deaths to feel thoroughly satisfying
[Wallace] writes like a dream, with an easy flow and sharp wit. She is skilled at writing fast-paced, authentic dialogue, summing up her characters best by simply letting them talk
Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a superb debut
What a corker of a debut. Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart... of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims. I only took my eyes off the page to check Claire wasn't standing behind me. You'd Look Better as a Ghost is the darkest debut you'll read all year. Perfect for fans of Killing Eve
I was utterly hooked. Joanna Wallace's prose is scalpel-sharp, with one-liners that made me howl - trust me when I say that this is book is bloody funny - literally. Claire is a serial killer you can't help but love, while wondering if she could ever truly love you back... (picture Fleabag, but she's a blood-splattered psychopath wielding a hammer). I doubt I'll read a more original thriller this year
I absolutely loved this book. The combination of dark themes and black comedy is spot on
Monstrous and full of dark comedy and absolutely brilliant observations. Wonderful - everyone must read it
Will have you curling your toes with both laughter and horror. So dark, so funny. A brilliant debut
I loved this blackly comic serial-killer thriller, with its brilliant cat-and-mouse action and a plot that keeps you guessing at every razor-sharp turn. Witty, entertaining, clever and audacious, if Bret Easton Ellis ever went to grief counselling, this would be just the kind of brilliant book he'd write
This serial killer is deliciously dark with a sense of humour to die for, but is there more to Claire than her terrible past and bloodthirsty present? Joanna Wallace has created a multi-layered character who charms you even as you witness her crimes. An impressive debut
I loved it. I couldn't help but draw parallels with How to Kill Your Family and My Sister the Serial Killer. I think it sits proudly in this genre and had me laughing out loud in places!
Never in my life did I think I'd be rooting for a serial killer! This book is a black comedy triumph. I absolutely loved it
Wallace has the knack of spinning a bloody good yarn with gallons of humour, all with the deftest of touch. A true marvel from start to finish
Pitch dark fun with a double-shot of poignancy, this is the perfect thriller to read under a blanket while plotting sweet revenge
Droll and deadly - a dazzling debut by Joanna Wallace. Imagine if Eleanor Oliphant was completely murderous and laugh-out-loud funny. It's not often you're rooting for a serial killer to succeed, let alone hoping for a sequel
A terrific debut and a really exciting new voice - if Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine had a baby with Killing Eve, it would be something like this
An extraordinary combination of wicked, laugh-out-loud humour, with a hefty slice of heart-breaking dark themes. This book is going to be big news
Gloriously addictive black comedy
I Loved it. So fresh and twisty
Dark, funny, clever, really, really good. Definitely one to look out for
I have a new favourite serial killer. Claire dispatches her victims with style and a good dollop of humour. This book is a dark delight
What an amazing voice. This is such a clever twisty read with brilliant observations
Deliciously vicious and entertaining, Joanna Wallace has created a delightful and deranged protagonist that would give Villanelle a run for her money any day. I tore through this book gleefully, willing the heroine on to ever more dastardly deeds!
Wallace's slick, singular debut revels joyously in the possibility of following through literally on those fleeting murderous thoughts we all have
A deliciously dark tale. I absolutely loved Claire - someone to be amused by and scared of in equal measure
A wonderfully assured debut with a delightfully dark protagonist - a serial killer with a wicked sense of humour. Utterly amoral, her response to being crossed - whether grievously wronged or mildly annoyed - is the same: murder. Brilliant and funny!
Witty, cutting, and sharply observed. A brilliant exploration of the appearance of normality from a truly messed up yet oddly relatable anti-heroine. I loved it! This is the debut thriller to look out for in 2023
Finally, a serial killer we can all get behind. With an attitude as blunt as her favourite hammer and a wit sharper than a stiletto, Claire is opinionated, unreasonable and deadly, and you'll love her. Just don't wear open-toed sandals. You'd Look Better as a Ghost is an absolute delight, a dark and delicious stroll through the mind of a serial killer with a strong dislike for ordinariness and bad dress sense, and an inner dialogue that is as devastatingly witty as P.G. Wodehouse channelling his inner Brett Easton Ellis
Surreal, bonkers, snort-out-loud funny. A absolute delight!
A perfect pitch-black amorality tale. Devilishly dark, laugh out loud funny, and full of twisted heartache, I've never rooted for a part-time serial killer more!
An astonishing novel! Surprising, unsettling, part serial killer shocker, part tender reflection on grief. You'd Look Better as a Ghost is 100% one of my favourite books of the year so far
Dark, sharp, fast and funny. The kind of dark humour you get served on the end of a whip
Claire isn't any old serial killer, she's a serial killer with a sense of humour, absolutely no shame, and an indiscriminate hammer for people who piss her off. She's oddly loveable. We could all learn from Claire
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to have so much fun reading about a serial killer but I absolutely loved Claire! Contrasting the killing with Claire's own grief is a stroke of genius on Joanna Wallace's part
A wild ride of a book - dark, unsettling but also at times laugh out loud funny, it will keep you turning the pages and hiding behind your hands. Fans of We Need To Talk About Kevin and Killing Eve will love this book
A darkly funny romp with an incredible array of characters. I raced through it in two sittings, and was so gutted when it was over
The most pitch-black of comedies - as witty and moving as it is horrifying. Claire has to be my favourite serial killer since Tom Ripley!
Audaciously dark and incredibly funny - it makes you laugh and then question your own humanity for doing so
I never expected a book about grief to make me laugh out loud - nor to find myself rooting for a serial murderer! Dexter meets Promising Young Woman, combined with a literary examination of the madness of grief that gets under your skin
A deliciously dark and twisted story that offers fresh insight into the mind of a serial killer. Wallace's portrayal of Claire's warped psyche and irrepressible gallows humour renders her a complex and enigmatic protagonist, and the mystery she unwillingly becomes entangled in raises plenty of questions and generates a fair few shocks and surprises
Sharp, slick and full of delicious gallows humour
This darkly comedic thriller turns serial killer convention on its head, mainly because you can't help but root for protagonist Claire as she follows through on murderous thoughts that would be fleeting fantasies in anyone else... Utterly unique and an absolute roller-coaster of a read
Splendidly funny and buoyant [with] some deliciously ingenious twists... First-class escapist entertainment - the most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac
Horrifying and hilarious in equal measure
Intelligent and witty and for most of the novel the tone is lighthearted, allowing the deaths to feel thoroughly satisfying
[Wallace] writes like a dream, with an easy flow and sharp wit. She is skilled at writing fast-paced, authentic dialogue, summing up her characters best by simply letting them talk
Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a superb debut
What a corker of a debut. Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart... of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims. I only took my eyes off the page to check Claire wasn't standing behind me. You'd Look Better as a Ghost is the darkest debut you'll read all year. Perfect for fans of Killing Eve
I was utterly hooked. Joanna Wallace's prose is scalpel-sharp, with one-liners that made me howl - trust me when I say that this is book is bloody funny - literally. Claire is a serial killer you can't help but love, while wondering if she could ever truly love you back... (picture Fleabag, but she's a blood-splattered psychopath wielding a hammer). I doubt I'll read a more original thriller this year
I absolutely loved this book. The combination of dark themes and black comedy is spot on
Monstrous and full of dark comedy and absolutely brilliant observations. Wonderful - everyone must read it
Will have you curling your toes with both laughter and horror. So dark, so funny. A brilliant debut
I loved this blackly comic serial-killer thriller, with its brilliant cat-and-mouse action and a plot that keeps you guessing at every razor-sharp turn. Witty, entertaining, clever and audacious, if Bret Easton Ellis ever went to grief counselling, this would be just the kind of brilliant book he'd write
This serial killer is deliciously dark with a sense of humour to die for, but is there more to Claire than her terrible past and bloodthirsty present? Joanna Wallace has created a multi-layered character who charms you even as you witness her crimes. An impressive debut
I loved it. I couldn't help but draw parallels with How to Kill Your Family and My Sister the Serial Killer. I think it sits proudly in this genre and had me laughing out loud in places!
Never in my life did I think I'd be rooting for a serial killer! This book is a black comedy triumph. I absolutely loved it
Wallace has the knack of spinning a bloody good yarn with gallons of humour, all with the deftest of touch. A true marvel from start to finish
Pitch dark fun with a double-shot of poignancy, this is the perfect thriller to read under a blanket while plotting sweet revenge
Droll and deadly - a dazzling debut by Joanna Wallace. Imagine if Eleanor Oliphant was completely murderous and laugh-out-loud funny. It's not often you're rooting for a serial killer to succeed, let alone hoping for a sequel
A terrific debut and a really exciting new voice - if Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine had a baby with Killing Eve, it would be something like this
An extraordinary combination of wicked, laugh-out-loud humour, with a hefty slice of heart-breaking dark themes. This book is going to be big news
Gloriously addictive black comedy
I Loved it. So fresh and twisty
Dark, funny, clever, really, really good. Definitely one to look out for
I have a new favourite serial killer. Claire dispatches her victims with style and a good dollop of humour. This book is a dark delight
What an amazing voice. This is such a clever twisty read with brilliant observations
Deliciously vicious and entertaining, Joanna Wallace has created a delightful and deranged protagonist that would give Villanelle a run for her money any day. I tore through this book gleefully, willing the heroine on to ever more dastardly deeds!
Wallace's slick, singular debut revels joyously in the possibility of following through literally on those fleeting murderous thoughts we all have
A deliciously dark tale. I absolutely loved Claire - someone to be amused by and scared of in equal measure
A wonderfully assured debut with a delightfully dark protagonist - a serial killer with a wicked sense of humour. Utterly amoral, her response to being crossed - whether grievously wronged or mildly annoyed - is the same: murder. Brilliant and funny!
Witty, cutting, and sharply observed. A brilliant exploration of the appearance of normality from a truly messed up yet oddly relatable anti-heroine. I loved it! This is the debut thriller to look out for in 2023
Finally, a serial killer we can all get behind. With an attitude as blunt as her favourite hammer and a wit sharper than a stiletto, Claire is opinionated, unreasonable and deadly, and you'll love her. Just don't wear open-toed sandals. You'd Look Better as a Ghost is an absolute delight, a dark and delicious stroll through the mind of a serial killer with a strong dislike for ordinariness and bad dress sense, and an inner dialogue that is as devastatingly witty as P.G. Wodehouse channelling his inner Brett Easton Ellis
Surreal, bonkers, snort-out-loud funny. A absolute delight!
A perfect pitch-black amorality tale. Devilishly dark, laugh out loud funny, and full of twisted heartache, I've never rooted for a part-time serial killer more!
An astonishing novel! Surprising, unsettling, part serial killer shocker, part tender reflection on grief. You'd Look Better as a Ghost is 100% one of my favourite books of the year so far
Dark, sharp, fast and funny. The kind of dark humour you get served on the end of a whip
Claire isn't any old serial killer, she's a serial killer with a sense of humour, absolutely no shame, and an indiscriminate hammer for people who piss her off. She's oddly loveable. We could all learn from Claire
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to have so much fun reading about a serial killer but I absolutely loved Claire! Contrasting the killing with Claire's own grief is a stroke of genius on Joanna Wallace's part
A wild ride of a book - dark, unsettling but also at times laugh out loud funny, it will keep you turning the pages and hiding behind your hands. Fans of We Need To Talk About Kevin and Killing Eve will love this book
A darkly funny romp with an incredible array of characters. I raced through it in two sittings, and was so gutted when it was over
The most pitch-black of comedies - as witty and moving as it is horrifying. Claire has to be my favourite serial killer since Tom Ripley!
Audaciously dark and incredibly funny - it makes you laugh and then question your own humanity for doing so
I never expected a book about grief to make me laugh out loud - nor to find myself rooting for a serial murderer! Dexter meets Promising Young Woman, combined with a literary examination of the madness of grief that gets under your skin
A deliciously dark and twisted story that offers fresh insight into the mind of a serial killer. Wallace's portrayal of Claire's warped psyche and irrepressible gallows humour renders her a complex and enigmatic protagonist, and the mystery she unwillingly becomes entangled in raises plenty of questions and generates a fair few shocks and surprises
Sharp, slick and full of delicious gallows humour