Family Game

A Novel

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Catherine Steadman: Family Game (2023, Random House Publishing Group)

English language

Published 2023 by Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-593-15808-1
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I listened to the audiobook, which was very well done. I enjoyed the sfx a lot. The book was overall enjoyable, even after I realized what the ending would be. Unfortunately, there was pretty much zero character growth or accountability for anyone other than Edward, assuming being incinerated counts as accountability. Learning to accept that burning a man alive as a child was a mistake the protagonist has to live with but that she can be a better person wasn't really growth, since her anxiety was almost entirely about getting caught. A family that covers up murders gets off the hook, and the protagonist both loves them and does not ever put two and two together: they're filthy rich and get away with murder ... and capitalism is the real monster.