24/07/2025
Steeped in the subtleties and strangeness of contemporary life, IF YOU LOVE IT, LET IT KILL YOU is a deeply nuanced and disturbingly funny examination of memory, ownership, and artistic expression.
When Hana learns that an unflattering version of herself will appear prominently—and soon—in her ex-husband’s debut novel, her life continues largely unaffected by the news—she cooks, runs, teaches, entertains—but the morning after baking mac ’n’ cheese from scratch for her nephew’s sixth birthday, she wakes up changed. The contentment she’s long enjoyed is gone. In its place: nothing. A remarkably ridiculous midlife crisis ensues, featuring a talking cat, a visit to the dean’s office, a shadowy figure from the past, a Greek chorus of indignant students whose primary complaints concern Hana’s autofictional narrative, and a game called Dead Body.
