Notes by bookhound

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How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

By Nina McConigley

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Couldn’t set this one down. Finished in a weekend. Unique writing style that weaves in child-like elements and feels choppy and a little disjointed but somehow in a way paints a fuller picture of who the character is and what she’s going through.

This quote shows the pain, but also the strained hope she has and the continued struggle she will face:

“A good life in spite of. In spite of bad ancestors. In spite of your skin. In spite of colonialism. In spite of capitalism…in spite of lists of things you want. In spite of a man who came in the dark…”

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224 pages

Published Jan 19, 2026 by Pantheon Books

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Fiction - Literary

Fiction - Coming of Age

Fiction - Cultural Heritage

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