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The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
3.0

I was intrigued by the premise of this book after reading a Bookriot post on books set in the afterlife. There was a lot of good stuff in there - beautiful ideas about what might be in store for us in the afterlife, commentary on our potential future as a consumer driven society, and about the importance of connections we make with others. I furiously turned the pages until the very end, it was a quick read, but leaves you hanging. Though, I was happy to draw my own conclusions in some ways, I would have liked a little more closure in others.