I'm going to blame this horrible review on me recovering from surgery :)

This book was so much fun. I laughed out loud so many times and I loved all the characters and their relationships with each other. While this book does deal with death and the afterlife, it doesn't make the book depressing or sad. And while it does not align with what I believe happens in the afterlife, I think it was very unique and interesting.

Nelson has to be my favourite though. He is the cutest, grumpiest, sarcastic old man. And Mei has a soft spot in my heart.

The only complaint I have is that it felt like Wallace changed a bit too much from who he was before. And I get that was the purpose, since this is a very character-driven book, but I just found it a little unrealistic that he was having such deep conversations with everyone when prior to his death he was pretty much an "asshole" and cared about nothing and no one. The ending also felt a little too perfect, but I guess it was balanced out in the epilogue.

Overall, would rate this more a 3.75/5 stars. Definitely a fun read, would have finished it quicker if I wasn't busy/had surgery.