I have been stalling on my review for I Have Some Questions for You because I still can’t really decide if I enjoyed it or just appreciated the writing and the content. My expectations were sky high, after seeing so many glowing reviews, as well as going to the author event where Makkai read an indelible passage and talked about all of the things that inspired her writing.
I think it missed the mark for me because Bodie’s relationships only seemed to serve a purpose in highlighting a particular issue around racism, misogyny, true crime, power dynamics, etc. I understand what she was trying to do, and was successful, in highlighting all angles of what a crime means for everyone involved in the real world, not some lurid podcast or mystery novel. Most true crime or crime novels will gloss over what really happens to the convicted, their families, the victims families, witnesses - how it reverberates in our current cultural landscape. In so doing, I felt like Bodie was a prop or prism that you pick up to look at all the different facets of a story. That stripped her of flesh and blood, despite her very real and detailed traumas, because I was seeing her and her relationships through a lens. I would have liked the focus of the narrative to dive deeper into her connection with at least one of the other characters. Instead, the reader sees her interactions with a large cast of characters (all showing the different aspects of this horrible crime), but none of them (including her fascinatingly odd relationship with her husband) are the focus.
I absolutely would still recommend this novel. The writing was excellent (especially if you are a fan of zeitgeist commentary in your fiction), it took a number of unexpected turns, and the whodunnit was a tough nut to crack. 
Ultimately for me, whodunnits don’t make for a page turner. I want more heart.
“For a teenager, being seen a certain way is as good as being that way - and soon your vision became part of my self-image.”